Whole world is faced by huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19

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Both individual and institutional investors are well advised to hedge their portfolios.

Black swan apathy bound to wear off

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Stage set for strong bull market in risk assets, with uptick in global outlook as pressure mounts to ease lockdowns

Fundamentals are stacking up against residential properties

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Home prices will be under severe strain in the coming months or longer, before recovering

INVESTMENT INSIGHT: Global financial markets: Risk-off cycle coming to an end

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Naturally, the big question is how much of the bad news that caused the current risk-off cycle are already priced into the preferred risk-off assets.

INVESTMENT INSIGHT: Eskom must bring restructuring forward, the risks are just too high.

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Eskom’s financial reports indicate that it has entered the debt “death cross” where total debt exceeds shareholders’ interest … writes Ryk de Klerk.

Retail stocks: Look out for the potholes and opportunities

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Retailers and wholesalers on the JSE have been clobbered since their respective 2018 financial results, writes Ryk de Klerk.

INVESTMENT INSIGHT: Reserve Bank worth its weight in gold, that's why they want to nationalise it

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It is evident that a major turnaround strategy started to pay off for the Sarb Group since 2014 … writes Ryk de Klerk.

INVESTMENT INSIGHT: Pension funds – a moratorium on offshore contribution required?

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times require desperate, and yes, unpopular measures such as a tightening of exchange controls and introduction of new prescribed assets.

OPINION: EOH Holdings is healing, but . . .

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If not for the R750m Lebashe capital injection, the company would have got cross of death, writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Just how much is the PIC really worth?

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Could the PIC be a hidden gem in the South African government?s pocket, despite the controversies surrounding governance?

OPINION: Rand facing hard times during the business cycle downturn

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Smart money seeks refuge in gold and global bonds during downswings

Steinhoff: You cannot fool the market … at least not all the time!

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My analysis indicates that company was not of high quality at all writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Humbled Woolies battles to regain its blue chip status

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For many years Woolies was a blue chip that featured in most investment funds and tended to trade at a premium to the market.

Please, dear Santa, bring us the gift of a market rally

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OPINION: Will he surprise us pleasantly, or will he come empty-handed and punish us further?

Medicine has to be taken to create a healthy economy

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OPINION: Critical to get the inflation rate closer to 4. 5% from nearly 5% to avoid further de-ratings … writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Gold bulls: beware the mighty greenback

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But, yes, gold also carries downside risks caused by factors such as a rampant US dollar … writes Ryk de Klerk.

Dead cat bounce - or time to scale up?

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Global equity market is in no man’s land and the outlook is highly uncertain… writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: The global equity market rout: How low can we go?

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Since the beginning of October developed market equities as measured by the MSCI World Index in dollars by Monday was down by 6%… writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Is there an end in sight for emerging markets bloodbath?

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EMERGING markets find themselves in their winters of discontent… If Trump goes, the stock market could haemorrhage investors… writes Ryk de Klerk.

Brace for more expensive money, look for opportunities

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Make sure you can stomach the impact on your cash flow should lending rates jump

OPINION: 1st Gray Rhino was created by Ramaphosa when he brought the land issue forward

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Things could still deteriorate before they get better in SA… writes Ryk de Klerk

OPINION: US consumers have gone cold, but will global markets follow?

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The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index in August fell by 2. 7 percent to the lowest level in 11 months… writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Don't lose faith in SA’s Listed Property

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Listed properties are seen as hybrids between long-term fixed instruments and equities.

OPINION: Cryptocurrencies, the burst bubble?

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Although the Bitcoin tanked by more than 50percent, its exchange rate is still eight times higher than at the beginning of last year, writes Ryk de Klerk.

OPINION: Is your asset mix delivering the ideal return?

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You are probably musing whether your assets will give you the ideal return for the level of risk you are prepared to take, writes Ryk de Klerk.

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