Market volatility and how to train your brain

Sit tight and don’t be tempted by your biases. Market volatility and how to train your brain By Roné Swanepoel, Business Development Manager, Morningstar Investment Management South Africa The pilot’s famous answer, when asked about his job, is, “Hours of boredom...

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,...

What to do when you don’t know what to do?

In the words of Peter Lynch two years after the March 2020 Covid crash – “More money has been lost in crises trying to predict what is going to happen than actually in them”. As with all things unknown and uncertain, it is human nature to speculate how things...

Offshore Investing. A view from the moon

by Michael Sarris, Wealth Management (Anchor Capital) It has been over 50 years since the first moon landing and most would likely recall the famous quote by Astronaut Neil Armstrong “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. What you are probably...

Slow and steady wins the race – it is okay to build wealth slowly

Slow and steady wins the race – is it okay to build wealth slowly At Morningstar, we study how people make financial decisions and the obstacles they face in making effective choices. Through our behavioural finance research, our goal is to better understand...