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...
Mona Lisa Smile – The Pursuit of Perfection
A celebrity make-up artist recently made the following comment when interviewed by the New Yorker Magazine: ‘’It’s Instagram Face, duh. It’s like an unrealistic sculpture. Volume on volume. A...
In the Eye of the Beholder
Bullseye! Tencent, the giant Chinese internet technology company partly owned by Naspers (Prosus) recently announced their plan to seamlessly embed video ads directly into movies. To get a clearer...
Robin Hoodwinked
Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Robinhood levies hidden charges on the masses to get rich. Robinhood is a fintech company that has become extremely popular with younger stock...
Don’t Focus on Short-Term Hocus Pocus
Myopia – or more commonly known as short-sightedness – has been the cause of many people’s frustration. Sixty years ago, 10-20% of the Chinese population was short-sighted. Today, up to...
The Deepfake Headache
Technology is impacting the world in new ways. One of the ways in which it is impacting every person on earth is through its use in telling stories in the political arena. The first real...
FANG – Full Steam Ahead!
Whilst investors in equity markets experienced large declines in 2018, thus far in 2019, returns to both equity and fixed income investors have been more favourable. Returns have, for the most part,...
What is FOMO? Fear of Missing Out
The ‘’Rabbit’’ sculpture by artist Jeff Koons recently sold for a record $91m. It’s been called “…one of the most iconic works of 20th-century art”. A phrase coined by auction house Christie’s. The...