Investors have had to deal with considerable uncertainty in financial markets lately.
This is largely a consequence of the pandemic, wild policy setting from central banks, constrained supply chains, volatile energy prices, a war in Europe, and decade-high inflation being fought by rapidly increasing interest rates.
For many South African taxpayers, the 30th of June 2021 marked the end of the highly popular Section 12J tax incentive.
The old adage, “it’s not about timing the market, but about time in the market,” has been proven true over the years. Having said that, one can’t ignore the buying opportunities across the markets.
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It’s estimated that over USD 30 trillion of global wealth was wiped from the market this year, of which cryptocurrencies accounted for over USD 2 trillion.
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A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency where the underlying value is backed by a reserved asset, such as the US dollar, gold, or other assets of value. Continue Reading
With the creation of cryptocurrencies and the underlying technologies that come with them, one of the biggest developments and most feared by the financial sector is the rise of Decentralised Finance, commonly known as “DeFi.” Continue Reading
Although one cannot predict the future, it doesn’t take much to forecast a challenging year for investors. Risks abound from persistent inflation, increasing interest rates, geo-political turmoil, an unstable energy market, and the World Bank’s prediction of a global recession.
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