The Dark Side of Social Media
Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse - Sophocles 406 BC J. Robert Oppenheimer headed up The Manhattan Project, responsible for the research and design of the atomic bomb during...
Watches & Wonders
How wonderful are watches? Time personified in a little machine on your wrist. From Jewelry to Timekeeping Wristwatches are a relatively new phenomenon. Prior to World War I wristwatches were...
Superconducting Alchemy
The Philosopher's Stone Imagine Isaac Newton toiling away in a dark room attempting to find the process which could transform lead into gold. This was the basic philosophy of alchemy and the pursuit...
ESG – “Ek’t So Gesê….maar nie so gedaan” (Translation: “Do as I say but not as I do’’).
Chart: Google Trends worldwide search history of the acronym "ESG" ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) has become the most used acronym in the investing world. Google Trends shows that interest...
Taking Shelter from Inflation
Please find below a link to research article by Maple-Brown Abbott Investment Managers on the benefits of holding infrastructure as a form of protection against inflation....
Classic Signs of Speculation – GMO
In a recent article GMO noted that more than half of U.S. Growth stocks have negative earnings, yet Growth stocks have dramatically outperformed in the past few years. Please click on the link below...
Piggybacking off of the collective
A benefit of a collective investment scheme (CIS) There are benefits to investing in a collective investment scheme (CIS) (also called a unit trust or mutual fund) relative to an individual share of...
The State of Inflation
Inflation definition: a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. Rising inflation is currently taking place in the U.S. Interest rates have not yet risen to keep it in...
IPO’d
Source: Fintax Research Investors will recall that the Fintax Funds follow a blended investment style strategy with holdings in Value, Quality and Growth. One of the most interesting aspects in 2020...
Hungry Hippo
The recent adjustment budget highlighted the widening of the ‘’jaws’’ between the country’s expected expenditure and expected revenue. Two scenarios were tabled. One in which South Africa takes a...
The Survivors
Commentary: The Survivors The above image tracks the bullet holes on Allied planes that encountered Nazi anti-aircraft fire in World War II. When the Allied military brass saw this picture, they...
The Rather Fat Finger Error
A fat finger-error is a term used to describe a keyboard input error on the stock market, typically resulting in a buy or sell order being placed at a far greater size or price than intended. Last...