Wednesday 27 May 2015

Satrix: Index tracker funds-Smarter than you think

http://satrix.co.za/news/index-tracker-funds-smarter-than-the-average-investment/

Monday 25 May 2015

FT.com: Interior minister warns Greece will default on June IMF repayment

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba56e594-0204-11e5-82b9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=crm/email/2015?ftcamp=crm/email/2015524/nbe/BreakingNews1/product_a2___a3__/nbe/BreakingNews1/product#axzz3b8BQf6sL

Friday 22 May 2015

Piet Viljoen RECM: Dark Days for Contrarians

Investing is simple but not easy and the degree of difficulty is determined by the amount of emotion involved. Seldom before has being a contrarian value investor been more difficult. We hold our conviction that the best protection against permanent capital losses – and against the market manipulation of today's central banks – will be cheap assets. So if one can avoid being forced into 'growth' assets by central bank interest rate manipulation and consultant-driven herding behaviour, we think it won't be long before there are rewards for the few who could stay the course. Rewards that will more than make up for the recent tough times for contrarian investors.

Full Article:
https://www.recm.co.za/Views/REVIEW/Article/806?ReturnUrl=%2FViews%2FREVIEW%2F2015%2F1323%2FVolume-29