There is no point at which you finish learning how to invest
Women investors beat men on returns, not through skill but by trading less, taking fewer risks and sticking to their plans, research shows.
Why making money for the wrong reason is one of investing’s biggest risks – and how feedback, not outcomes, reveals skill
Good investing means getting comfortable with uncertainty. Back your research, buy some, and let confidence grow with experience
Most investors confuse familiarity with understanding. Your true circle of competence is probably much smaller than you think
How and when you start investing shapes your beliefs about markets. The challenge is not letting one cycle define your worldview
Financial success is about behaviour – and most money habits are inherited. Here’s how to spot yours and rebuild them
Telling investors to do nothing rarely works. A small, ringfenced ‘play pot’, bounded by rules, scratches the itch without damaging the core
The Franc wealth index surveyed nearly 4,000 South Africans. Its key finding: what you do with money matters far more than how much you earn
Why an investing constitution – rules written while you’re calm – may be the most useful thing a private investor can do
Budgeting predicts financial health more than education or income. Here’s why the habit matters – and how AI makes it easier to keep
Greg B Davies on why the ‘optimal’ portfolio often fails in practice – and how to build one you can actually hold through the cycle
With investing, uncertainty never disappears. But waiting for the right time is an even bigger risk
AI can’t replace human judgment in wealth management – the right buffer, the right plan and the right conversations matter more than ever
Conscientiousness and openness shape your finances – but so do childhood scarcity, people-pleasing and the curated feeds you scroll through every day
Becoming a better investor is deceptively simple. Good investing is not about brilliance, it’s about avoiding unforced errors
If you want to set goals that actually work, you need more than motivation and good intentions. You need a SMART framework
To gain the ultimate edge in investing, you need to know your financial personality. Are you a high- or low-composure investor?
‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Kenneth Makate saw his R28bn hopes turn into a R13m bill – a sobering story of ambition and the cost of expectation
Soaring valuations and investor euphoria echo the dot-com era, but stronger foundations could make today’s AI bubble far more enduring
