The most popular topic on Reddit in 2021 started with a C but it wasn’t Covid. People mentioned Cryptocurrency 6.6 million times. One thing is sure, Blockchain technology is here to stay, and the cryptocurrencies it underpins will probably be brought into the financial mainstream at some point. So, should you buy cryptocurrencies as part of your investment and retirement portfolio? Veritas Wealth founder Barry O’Mahony takes another look at what’s going on out there and shares his view.
In his latest commentary, Political analyst JP Landman notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa ‘has literally doubled the annual number of SIU investigations’ since he took charge three and a half years ago. Several high-profile heads have already been claimed, and it...
FIRE – Financial Independence, Retire Early. It’s an intriguing personal finance movement, led by millennials, that is seeing a shift in the way that individuals approach work and finances. The move is based on the principle that you can retire not based on your age,...
As financial planners we are continually asked for our opinion on Bitcoin and Crypto Currencies. It is a hugely divisive and for some, emotional topic with very few people sitting on the fence. Around four years ago, we thought that Bitcoin would be a ‘’boom bust’’...
So, what’s going on in an investment world disrupted by the pandemic? Veritas Wealth founder Barry O’Mahony analyses how markets and asset managers have been impacted by the pandemic and how we are responding by increasing the allocation in our portfolios to value-style investing.
The old cliché that history tends to repeat itself certainly has a ring of truth about it. Wars end, followed by booms, then crashes, uprisings, pandemics, breakthroughs, more booms, and so the cycle seems to repeat itself in varying order. But the question that does seem to pop up after a terrible event is what lessons we’ve actually learned. A US columnist and author has surveyed history and come up with a surprising answer.
