Credit Rating. S&P upgraded SA’s foreign-currency sovereign rating to BB from BB-. The first upgrade in over two decades. SA Food Inflation. Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation slowed to 3.9% – its lowest reading in more than three years.
Your personal risk profile determines your risk premium…. Most of us have life, disability and critical illness cover in place to provide us and our families with financial protection. However, very few people actually know how these premiums are calculated. The good...
SA Trade. A monstrous R21.8bn surplus — the fattest treasure chest since March 2025. Inflation. Core inflation crept to 3.2% — a spooky rise not seen since February’s 2025 haunt.
Are women really better investors than men? Paul Nixon, head of behavioural finance at Momentum Investments Group, looks at the question of whether women are better investors than men, through a behavioural finance lens. The renowned behavioural finance research duo,...
Tax-free investing after 50 – Why it’s not too late Podcast: Seugnet de Villiers and Trevor Garvin A powerful reminder that it’s never too late to start investing wisely. This episode unpacks how South Africans over 50 can still benefit from tax-free...
Crescendo of Growth. South Africa’s economy grew 0.8% in Q2 2025, its strongest quarterly crescendo since Q2 2023. Pianissimo Expectations. SA inflation expectations dropped to record lows over the month.
