New Initiatives
This year, according to Rob Cooper, a payroll tax expert at Softline VIP, part of the Sage Group plc, will prove to be the starting year for a number of major new employment legislations
Stone Free
Does your heart quicken at the sight of a gem stone? I know mine does, but I have no idea why. In a way, it seems quite silly. Gems don’t actually do anything.
Irrationally Rational
Deciding on what companies to invest in should work like this: first, decide on your investment goals; second, decide your risk appetite; and third, decide your investment horizon. Then choose companies that fit that profile. Funny thing is, it never works like that. By Tim Cohen
Lessons for the unwary
Like so many brokers, Gerald Sadleir seems to spend most of his time advising people firstly about their medical aid choice, and secondly about how to drive the medical aid that they have chosen.
Hot Houses
Green is the new black. Or is it? There is a growing emphasis on corporates going green, reducing their ecological footprints and becoming more energy efficient but when will the trend reach the suburbs?
Inside Track
Actively managed unit trust portfolios will present returns based upon the expertise and foresight of the portfolio managers, many of whom have garnered celebrity status in the industry. The drawback is the fee structures that erode potential growth. Chris Buchanan looks at an increasingly popular alternative
Buying the Vine
Tokyo Sexwale’s got one, so too have GT Ferreira, Masioua Lekota, Mbazima Shilowa, and Johann Rupert, who in fact has three. It’s become the must-have property fashion accessory.
Four on the Floor
While the vintage and classic car market has its cyclical ups and downs just like the share market, unit trusts and property, it is currently riding high. By Mary Oxford
Paradise Found
While the local residential property market struggles with little or no growth, homes on the paradise islands of the Indian Ocean are bucking the trend. By Mary Oxford
