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How long can Cape Town house prices defy gravity?

Homebuyers retreat as rates rise

Higher interest rates squeeze buyers as demand cools

Are you budgeting for municipal dysfunction?

Think about your finances when you cast your vote

Rent vs buy: Revisiting the debate

Two property experts weigh in with their thoughts

What the Fox?

LETTER: Time to launch the FM School of Basic Business

The magazine is ideally placed to provide a guiding light

SIMON BROWN: Digging deep: A strategy on taking profits

How to manage a portfolio wisely

CHRISTO DE WIT: R50 is more than a token purchase

Tokenised stocks are lowering the barrier to entry for South Africans

The golden triangle: Savings, debt, and protection

Building wealth depends on getting these three right

Why a 5% US bond yield is now South Africa’s problem

How US bond yields reach SA rates, the rand and savings

SIMON BROWN: Stop the losses with a capital strategy

Stop-loss feature will keep you in the game

CHRISTO DE WIT: Balancing bitcoin’s bigger benefits

Bitcoin: get the balance right

TECH REVIEW: A slimmer, smarter health ring that pays for itself

The Oura Ring 5 is packed with improved sensors

Reasons for long-haul Santam investors to frown at the Sanlam offer

Sanlam's buyout is a blow for the Santam faithful

Smart strategies to avoid the debt trap

How you can take back control of your financial future

SIMON BROWN: Less volatility is a welcome change — but can it last?

A more stable rand-dollar exchange is good for the country

Why dividends should be the flavour of the month every month

More payouts, more often

LETTER: Mind the gap, FM

The financial press must teach amateur investors the basics

Changing Regulation 28: A solution looking for a problem

Forcing investments to stay at home would make savers poorer

‘Independent’ wealth advice is becoming a marketing label

The pool of genuinely independent wealth advice in South Africa is shrinking

SIMON BROWN: Don’t miss your stop-loss risk reward

Share volatility can easily blow past your stop-loss orders

The problem with looking rich

People can seem wealthy but be in debt or crooked