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Trading Statements: Why Your JSE Share Moves Early
What is a trading statement? The JSE 20% rule, how to read a HEPS range on SENS, and why your share can jump before…
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Repo Rate Explained: What the 7.25% Hike Costs You
The Reserve Bank hiked the repo rate to 7.25%. What repo and prime are, why it hiked, what 25 basis points costs on a…
Why Elon Musk Left South Africa: What It Means for the JSE
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, yet his trillion was built in the US. Why SA founders leave, why the JSE is shrinking…
Retained Earnings Explained: Where Did the Profits Go?
Retained earnings explained for JSE investors: what the statement shows, how to calculate it, why it isn't cash, and…
Cash Flow Explained: Why Profits Don’t Pay the Bills
Cash flow explained for JSE investors: operating, investing and financing cash flow, free cash flow, working capital…
Vukile (JSE: VKE) Sells Spanish Retail Parks for €279m
Vukile (JSE: VKE) sold its Spanish retail parks for EUR279m at a 7.1% yield. Capital recycling, what it means for NAV…
Executive Hedging Explained: The Discovery (JSE: DSY) Drama
Executive hedging explained: what Adrian Gore's Discovery (JSE: DSY) collar means, why the billing error spooked…
Income Statement Explained: From Revenue to Net Profit
The income statement explained for JSE investors: revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, expenses, EBIT, interest, tax…
Dividends Explained: Yield, Key Dates and Reinvesting (JSE)
Dividends explained for JSE investors: cash and special dividends, dividend yield, the last day to trade and ex-date…
Unit Trust Stealth Tax: The Draft TLAB 2025 CIS Changes
Treasury's draft TLAB 2025 could have taxed unit trust investors when funds merge. What the stealth tax was, what…
How Much Do You Need to Start Investing in SA?
How much do you need to start investing in SA? Less than a Wimpy milkshake. Fractional shares, monthly debit orders…
How to Start Investing in South Africa (Without the Jargon)
How to start investing in South Africa: beat inflation, build an emergency fund first, pick between shares, ETFs and…
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