by Richard Sparg | May 16, 2024 | Netto Invest Winter Newsletter 2024, Newsletter
South Africa’s budget speech on 21 February 2024 gave two clear indications that our government is facing financial pressure. The two indicators of financial pressure. The first indicator was failing to apply an inflationary adjustment to the income bands in the...
by Richard Sparg | Dec 13, 2022 | December 2022 Newsletter, Financial planning and advice, Investments
Warren Buffett once said, “Investing is simple, but not easy”. As someone generally acknowledged to be one of the most successful investors ever, what exactly did he mean by this slightly confusing quote? The theory of successful investment is relatively simple…...
by Richard Sparg | Jun 1, 2023 | Investments, Netto Invest Winter Newsletter 2023/2
2022 saw large sell-offs globally in both the bond and equity markets within the same year. Given that these two asset classes often produce offsetting returns, a meaningful dual sell-off is extremely unusual. 2022 also produced extraordinary returns in the offshore...
