Many South African business owners invest a significant amount of time, energy and capital in developing their businesses but are wary of the South African economic landscape and are seeking ways to setup their businesses in international jurisdictions.
Examples include:
- Are you a South African technology business looking to establish a European operating entity?…
Everyone dreams of kicking their feet up, relaxing, and watching money come in.
That's why dividend stocks are so popular: You buy shares of a company and then sit back and let the payments come to you. It's about as passive as passive income can get.
For South African investors who have seen the Rand depreciate against…
With offshore investing becoming an increasingly important aspect of wealth building for South Africans, one of the most common questions we receive is whether you can buy offshore Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) through local stockbrokers.
The main considerations here are:
ETFs are popular with investors as they reduce concentration risk and mean you don't have to…
It’s been almost two years since cryptocurrency went mainstream. Back in the fall of 2017, the price of bitcoin rose over 500% in three months, as investors all suddenly became aware of the apparent future of payments and saw a flurry of headlines like: As Bitcoin Scrapes $10,000, an Investment Boom Like No Other.
But those…
The Motley Fool team have put together a great video for investors looking for new shares to put on their radar.
We all want to feel like we’re getting a deal. We coupon, we look for discount codes, and we wait for Labor Day to head to the car dealership or the mattress store.
We…
In previous posts, we have discussed the investment case for African Rainbow Capital Investments (ARCInvest) and pointed out that it trades at a significant discount to NAV. One of the major investments in the ARCInvest stable is RAIN which has brought out the first 5G Network in South Africa. But what exactly is 5G and…
The continued rise of China was supposed to be one of the largest stories of the early 21st century -- a rising middle class, double digit GDP growth, and a soaring tech scene…everything seemed to be coming together to create an amazing opportunity for growth.
Fast forward a few years and things have slowed…
The Motley Fool team take a look at Disney's new video streaming service, called Disney+, and how it stacks up against the established competitors.
Ever since Walt Disney's announcement of Disney+, fans and investors alike have been eagerly awaiting the latest entrant into the streaming wars.
Disney+ is scheduled to launch on Nov. 12, and the company…
In this video, we're going to take a closer look at the fits and starts electric vehicles have experienced over the past few decades, why some automakers are choosing to make hybrids vs. electric cars, and why all-electric vehicles are likely the future.
The very first electric cars debuted in the early 1800s and began…
The estimates for artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) are HUGE -- both are projected to grow by tens of billions of dollars in the coming decade.
One estimate ballparks that the AR market would be worth $70 billion by 2023. And AI could be even bigger, with experts saying the industry could soar from…
The Federal Reserve recently announced that it's cutting interest rates, the first time it's done so since 2008. Rate cuts generally coincide with some sort of economic weakness, which makes the Fed's recent decision a bit uncommon.
The last time the Fed began a rate-cut cycle was during the Great Recession. At the time, unemployment had…
Can governments spend their way to economic prosperity?
Saxo Bank Chief Investment Officer Steen Jakobsen, is far from convinced:
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