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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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