Quattro News
July 26, 2024
26 JULY 2024 Good morning Good luck to all the Olympians representing South Africa in Paris (and Tahiti) over the next 17 days!!! The good news is that early action has seen our 7’s rugby side beat the Kiwi’s in a knockout game last night and we are through […]
June 11, 2024
Don’t Allow Emotion or Sentiment to Derail your Investment Strategy The market is predictable in its unpredictability, and it is certain to go through negative periods. However, anticipating exactly when these negative periods will occur is nearly impossible. Attempting to time when to be in the market (invested) and when […]
June 3, 2024
What is Gap Cover? How Does It Work and Why Do You Need It? Gap Cover was created to cover the “gap” between what a Medical Scheme pays and what you are responsible for paying for approved hospital admissions. Depending on what Medical Scheme and Option you are on, your […]
April 22, 2024
Make Learning About Money Exciting for Kids Financial literacy is shockingly low among today’s youth. Recent studies show that only 24% of millennials demonstrate basic financial knowledge. This lack of understanding creates problems down the road. However, we can raise financially savvy kids by starting early and making lessons engaging. […]
June 8, 2023
Red was the colour of the month, as global financial markets across the board experienced a tough month. Most major equity indices fell, and core bond markets lost ground as yields drifted higher. Global shares fell in May, in US dollar terms. “Sell in May and go away.”
July 11, 2023
Red was the colour of the month, as global financial markets across the board experienced a tough month. Most major equity indices fell, and core bond markets lost ground as yields drifted higher. Global shares fell in May, in US dollar terms. “Sell in May and go away.”
August 10, 2023
Global markets performed well in July as more good news about inflation and the prospects of a soft landing in the US was well received.
September 13, 2023
Global markets performed well in July as more good news about inflation and the prospects of a soft landing in the US was well received.
October 12, 2023
The September outlook lands on your device amid slowing global momentum and continuing economic uncertainty. The oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown and its grim identity in that it can be perpetual.
November 17, 2023
The baseline forecast is for global growth to slow from 3.5% in 2022 to 3.0% in 2023 and 2.9% percent in 2024. With core inflation still high in many advanced economies, central banks may need to keep monetary policy tighter for longer than is currently priced in markets.
December 7, 2023
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go…” – Bing Cosby. Now that I have put that tune on repeat in your head, it is true to say that investors may have thought Santa had popped in early this November.