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Money Matters January 2024 As we gear up for the eventful year ahead, the atmosphere is tense with anticipation and uncertainty. South Africa is on the brink of its most pivotal election since 1994, while the United States is set for a familiar face-off between Biden...

Money MattersIssue 49 Oct 2023 Please ignore the previous newsletter. We note that there was a glitch with the links to the full articles. This has been corrected below. Amidst the deluge of headlines, spanning from war-torn regions like Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Gaza...

Money MattersIssue 48 July 2023 In this edition of our newsletter, we delve into some of the pressing issues that have been making us South Africans uncomfortable, particularly in relation to USA, Russia and South Africa. There is a growing recognition of the need to...

Money MattersIssue 47 April 2023 Have you ever found yourself overly focused on the exchange rate when investing offshore? Many South African investors tend to spend a significant amount of time trying to predict the direction of the currency, even though it may...

Money MattersIssue 46 December 2022 / January 2023 We all want to be well informed yet in today's world of information overload, this can be simply overwhelming. We hope to make it easier for you to discern what is interesting and important from what is simply ‘noise’...

Money MattersIssue 45 October 2022 / November 2022 Avoid making your investment portfolio your hobby - doing so will be detrimental to your long-term outcome. We have seen many examples of clients who ‘stalk’ their investment values. This can be true for certain...

Money Matters Issue 44 June 2022 / July 2022 Markets and investors have had it tough in the first half of the year. With central banks across the world fighting inflation, global equity and bond markets have been under severe pressure. The S&P has suffered its...

Money MattersIssue 43 March 2022 / April 2022 We at Stone Wealth Management are deeply saddened by the loss of life and absolute devastation caused by the recent floods in KZN and parts of the Eastern Cape. Our thoughts are with all those, especially the people of...

Money MattersIssue 42 December 2021 / January 2022 Maybe it's just me, but when it comes to climate change, I feel compelled to stick my head into the proverbial hole as the issues appear intractable, depressing and so much beyond my sphere of influence. The repeated...

Money MattersIssue 41 September/October 2021 Here at Stone Wealth Management, we field questions on a daily basis on various aspects of financial planning, but there are two issues that seem to surface repeatedly. Firstly, we are often approached by clients where a...