"Our models are trained on a smaller set of data inputs but are expected to deliver a high level of accuracy in performing the specific task that they’ve been trained and fine-tuned for," says Raffaele Savi, Jeff Shen, & Yaki Tsaig, at BlackRock…
"The well documented economic challenges and ailments mean that our ‘economic vessel’ doesn’t seem very seaworthy, to both local and foreign investors. These challenges include load shedding and the toll it takes on economic growth, the spectre…
"It is important to note that we still have a lot more men than women with share portfolios – only 25% of our Share Invest client base who disclosed their gender are women. This is in-line with global norms and, although the balance has improved…
"Three main factors have contributed to this trend: continued inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions; tightening financial conditions by central banks, and easing demand in certain end-markets such as residential solar and electric…
"Despite having fallen out of favour in recent years due to the implementation of stricter measures to prevent tax avoidance, trusts are still one of the most effective estate planning tools for families, even more so when you take family pricing…
"It is difficult to generalise or to ascertain if this is idiosyncratic, but there are some key characteristics that women tend to possess that may account for their outperformance in the market," says Chantal Marx, Investment Research Head,…
Adam Bulkin, Head of Global Portfolios at Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager says the dot-com bubble was a real-life example of behaviours such as herding, confirmation bias, regret avoidance and recency bias which, combined, led to poor investment…
"At the current rate of progress, it will take 132 years to reach full gender parity. This is according to the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap, which considers key dimensions of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment,…
"Securities not only provide a financial benefit once they are sold (by way of capital gains), but also provide regular benefits whilst you are invested in them (by way of dividends)," says Wendy Myers, Head of Securities at PSG Wealth.
"This strategic move aligns with our investment strategy of supporting established businesses with strong growth potential. We believe that our partnership with Danny's Auto will create significant value and contribute to the continued success…
"Wealthy families do not appear to be well equipped to build on the financial success of previous generations, and that a reframing of how to ensure sustainable wealth for generations to come is needed," says Nirdev Desai, Head of Sales at PSG…
"Where it does hold major potential is as an educational tool. It can give you everything you need to know about a company in five seconds flat. It's great for portfolio research, learning about investment vehicles, understanding balance sheets,…
“Know which causes matter to you most and find out how you can support these, while building your wealth,” says Paul Wilson, Chief Investment Officer for Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager.
"Even though there are other legitimate reasons for increasing interest rates beyond just fighting inflation it does seem that the interest rate mechanism is a rather blunt tool for reducing inflation"opins Adriaan Pask, CIO of PSG Wealth.
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