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According to most asset managers in South Africa, equities are currently trading at very high levels relative to historic levels. This may seem to indicate that investors should be wary of investing in this asset class, or does it? How do I know what I should do to save successfully? With … [Read more...] about Equities in South Africa are expensive. How do I decide whether to invest into them now or not?

It seems as though we are starting to reach levels on most major stockmarkets which are stretched. Long Term Investors such as Warren Buffett are starting to put out comments that seem to be a gentle warning to those who feel that many major international equity markets are going to climb for the … [Read more...] about Where to for the Stockmarkets in the short term?

Your child's high school and tertiary education could cost anywhere between R500,000 and R2million. It's easy to see then that it would be a difficult task to attempt to save that money in a few short years. The idea behind an education fund is to allow you to fund the gap between your salary … [Read more...] about How to Plan for your Child’s Education

The MSCI World Equity index neared its record high as investors expected the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at their multi-year lows to allow recent ecnomic growth to continue. Investors feel that this loose stance by the Fed will remain in place despite the possibility of inflation … [Read more...] about Gold Bullion jumps as investors bet on monetary policy remaining loose

It's been almost five years since independent investment advisors started their appeal to Allan Gray to extend their investment offering into the global mixed asset or Global Balanced Fund sphere. The reason for this request was that advisors believed in Allan Gray and Orbis's ability to manage … [Read more...] about Allan Gray’s offshore sister company Orbis launches a Global Balanced Fund to the world