Market Commentary for August 2022

AUGUST 2022 Market and economic summary Global markets experienced a volatile August and ended the month lower. Investors turned their focus to the hawkish comments received from the US Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Concerns...

Turning your bearish view to bullish

It’s so bearish out there, it makes me bullish By Debra Slabber, Portfolio Specialist, Morningstar Investment Management South Africa “The most common cause of low prices is pessimism—sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to...

National Wills Week 12 to 17 September

National Wills Week will take place between the 12th and 17th of September this year. Wills Week is an annual nationwide initiative that invites people to have basic Wills drafted free of charge at any of a number of participating firms across South Africa. To find...

Arbor Week

Arbor Week is celebrated annually in South Africa in the first week of September. In June 2018 we partnered with Greenpop, a Cape Town based NGO, to contribute towards conserving and restoring ecosystems across Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenpop’s work includes planting...

Remain informed | Stay Invested

Dear investors, you have all been gathered here today… By Debra Slabber, Portfolio Specialist, Morningstar Investment Management South Africa No one likes having to go to a party that they don’t really want to go to. As you begrudgingly accept the invitation,...