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The Cost of Investing in Shares

You already know how important it is to start investing. What you don’t know, is what the cost of your investments may be. Two types of investments may have identical returns, but the real returns – after fees and taxes – may be significantly different. The information below will focus on the costs associated with

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The Effects of Exercise on the Body

The argument for exercising and staying fit throughout life has been made for centuries. The choice to stay fit has a direct link to our mental and physical wellbeing. We argued in our previous piece that exercise could reduce the risk of physical illness (such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity) as

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4 Characteristics of an Effective Leader

Have you thought about what sort of leader you are and what kind of leader you want to be? Being a leader is tough. Leaders direct and support the many activities and functions of an organisation so that it can achieve its goals. Leaders manage people by providing clarity of purpose, making decisions, having the

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When Your Data Gets Held to Ransom: What you Need to Know About Ransomware Attacks

Our lives are intricately connected to technology with so much of our data living on devices and internet platforms, vulnerable…

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Does your Medical Aid Cover Enough?

Life is unpredictable, so despite thinking you have planned for every medical eventuality and are financially covered, you can still end up financially ruined by expensive doctor’s bills which are not covered entirely by your medical aid scheme. Medical aid schemes use a price guideline (Reference Price List) issued by the Department of Health to

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5 Exercise Motivators for Better Health

We have been taught that an average of 3-4 exercise sessions for 30-40 minutes weekly is essential to maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, recent studies show that a 1-minute exercise program is more effective, when practised within the framework that it was developed. How can that be, right? One-minute exercises are all I need? What

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7 Tips for Creating your Career Strategy

You have been in your current role for a few years now. You like the organisation, and you work well with your colleagues. But you now have bigger career aspirations, looking for greater challenges and promising career opportunities. A bit of extra money will come in useful too. But you are caught between the comfort

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MYWEALTH INVESTMENTS: Summary of the Investment Club Meeting on 16 September 2021 – Part Two

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: THIRD QUARTER MyWealth Investments aims to have a meeting every quarter. In the previous Investments Club meeting, we spoke to Chris Gilmore. The economy was seen as entering a super cycle, we saw some interesting trades and a lot happening in China, presenting opportunities for investors. Commodities: Platinum group metals (platinum, rhodium, palladium)