It’s all very well to see sense in that old adage – a healthy body is a healthy mind – but how do you make physical and financial fitness part of your life? Many of us are not as disciplined as we would like to be, so it turns out we need some professional help to set fitness and financial goals and help us to stick to them.
Read MoreWith lockdowns easing, what is the shape of things to come for economic recovery? Will it be V-shaped? W or even U-shaped? As economists see things, the biggest and wealthiest are on a clear path to recovery while other groups are bordering on hopelessness. This is what’s known as a K-shaped recovery.
Read MoreWe have spent some time reflecting on the path we have followed and where the future will likely take us. Importantly, we have been asking ourselves some hard questions. What is our core value proposition and how do we ensure that all our clients are experiencing this? How can we enhance this experience?
Read MoreThere is understandably a great deal of concern among investors in retirement funds following recent debate on prescribed assets in the press. There is talk that government will introduce some form of prescribed assets as a mechanism to oblige pension funds to invest a portion of their assets, i.e. your money, in government development projects.
Read MoreWe recently came across a couple of interesting blogs by Martin Housel, partner at the Collaborative Fund and former columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Some of his thoughts really resonated with us, and we thought we’d share a few insights with you.
Read MoreAs the hard lockdown begins to soften a bit, we peer into an uncertain future and ponder what will happen next. Many of us crave guidance to help us along the road ahead. Scenario planner Clem Sunter thinks we’re about to walk a tightrope, a very wobbly tightrope on which we need to remain upright at all costs. Sunter shares four scenarios about what life will be like as we lift Covid-19 lockdown.
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