Seven cures for a lean purse

CatalystEducation, Illness, Investment, Lifestyle, Planning, Retirement, Savings

– Age-old money lessons from 1926 that apply in 2020 There is much uncertainty in the world today and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the financial and emotional well-being of many South Africans. COVID-19 and the consequent lockdowns have plunged many countries into recession in 2020 with the steepest per capita income contraction …

K-Shaped Recovery

CatalystInvestment, Lifestyle, Planning

The recovery of a stock market following a market crash is generally described using a letter of the alphabet. A V-shaped recovery refers to a short, sharp market recovery back to pre-crash levels, while a U-shaped recovery is used where markets remain subdued for a period of time before a recovery. A W-shaped recovery occurs where a V-shaped recovery is …

8 behavioural finance insights to create and sustain wealth

CatalystInvestment, Lifestyle

The concept of investing to create wealth – or investing in someone else’s ingenuity – is a recent phenomenon when viewed through history’s eyes. In previous generations, wealth was mostly held by land owners. You either had it or you did not. Wealth was then passed on from one generation to another. The industrial revolution created the opportunity for hard …