by Asset Tree | Oct 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Year to date investors have been fleeing from risk assets due to a confluence of intertwining factors. This includes very hawkish central banks globally trying to fight persistently high inflation, a softer global growth outlook, the war in Ukraine and further supply...
by Asset Tree | Oct 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“The most common cause of low prices is pessimism—sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such an environment, not because we like pessimism but because we like the prices it produces. It’s optimism that is the enemy...
by Asset Tree | Sep 7, 2022 | Retirement Planning
“Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.” (Percy Ross) According to a recent survey by Just SA, only 11% of South Africans over the age of 50 feel “really confident” that their savings will last...
by Asset Tree | Aug 30, 2022 | Retirement Planning
What is Regulation 28 The management of retirement funds is highly regulated – as it should be. After all, these are your life savings we’re talking about! The key piece of legislation governing how retirement funds can be invested is called Regulation 28 of the...
by Asset Tree | Aug 30, 2022 | Saving & Investing
‘Liquidity risk’ probably sounds like something technical that most investors don’t need to worry about. In reality, however it is something that is likely to affect everybody at some point. The liquidity of an investment refers to how quickly it can be...
