by cfm_admin | Jan 16, 2024 | Investment Solutions
Invest Less Right Now and You Will Make More Money This statement is a bit of an oxymoron, yet it is very true thanks to the power of compound interest. To explain this idea, I will offer up a story about two investors, Mr. Invest Early and Mr. Late Start. Mr. Invest...
by cfm_admin | Jan 16, 2024 | Investment Solutions
The current challenge is to manage the investor rather than how to manage the investment. Every investor wants to buy at the bottom of the market and sell at the top. Essentially, investors expect their advisors to be able to time the market—knowing just when they...
by Colin Long | Jul 20, 2021 | Investment Solutions
As a parent, you want the best for our children. While you may want them to have the latest toys or coolest gadgets, this will not set them up for financial success later in life. You want them to be secure and for this, you need to lay a foundation that teaches them...
by Oliver Balcomb | Jul 2, 2021 | Investment Solutions
Everyone wants a savvy solution that will make the most of their money and in this regard, one of the most popular topics is a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). While a TFSA sounds great in principle, according to Oliver Balcomb (CFP®), a Director at the Consolidated...
by Craig Kiggen | Jun 4, 2021 | Investment Solutions
Warren Buffet, arguably one of the world’s best investors, has one rule when investing: never lose money. A great philosophy, but with worrying headlines about another wave of COVID-19 and it’s implications for our economy, you may be questioning the reliability of...
by Craig Kiggen | Dec 8, 2020 | Investment Solutions
The current market outlook is stressful for South Africans who are looking to invest. On April 6, 2020, the Rand was trading at R19,26 to the US Dollar but by November 27, our currency had strengthened significantly against the greenback to R15,19, at the time of...