Category: Money

Question The rand has improved against the US dollar over the past year. Is this a good time to move money offshore? Answer This is a really relevant question. However,…

Question I want to get my finances properly sorted in 2026. What would you recommend I do to ensure that I will be in a better financial position at the…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about property in the Money Cents newsletter, and the emotional and financial reality of trying to get on – or move up – the…

I am from the UK and have been working in South Africa for a couple of years. I am a South African taxpayer and intend returning to the UK in…

If you’ve checked your investment balance recently and felt a small urge to do something, you’re not alone. Markets wobble, headlines scream and suddenly switching funds or moving to “something…

Nedbank CEO Jason Quinn expressed the view that he is “cautiously optimistic about economic prospects for 2026, as well as improving banking sector profitability”. This sentiment is backed by forecasts…

For much of the year, it has felt like sitting behind the wheel with the engine running and the road ahead clear, only to realise that the handbrake is still…

History shows that when cyclicals are priced as defensives and defensives as cyclicals, a great rotation is rarely far away. Market leadership rotated sharply during 2025. Early in the year,…

The last two years have been exceptional for local fixed income investors. The obvious question now is whether that was a once-off catch-up trade, or whether the conditions that drove…