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/ 22 February 2008
February 28 marks the end of the tax year in South Africa. There are 10 points South African private investors need to tick off before then, relating to retirement savings, capital-gains tax, travel-expense claims, donations, offshore investment and more.
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/ 7 November 2007
Recent inflation figures have raised fears that we might possibly see a further rate hike in December. With the prime lending rate at 14% compared with 10,5% 18 months ago, borrowers are starting to feel the pinch, while savers are feeling cash flush. Maya Fisher-French shares some financial strategies to consider.
<b>A reader asks:</b>
I am a retired 61-year-old guy, married, with my own house and no debts. But I will have to invest wisely and conservatively for my family’s future. This latest equity crash has made me very, very gun-shy of the stock market. How then would you recommend I invest?
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/ 10 September 2007
AltX has performed spectacularly in the past year with a return of 107%. The AltX index has performed much better than the Fledglings and Small Cap indices, which are up 42,8% and 46,4% respectively for the past 12 months. All the small cap guys have beaten the pants off the JSE Top 40, which is up 23,4%.