EasyEquities Blog

Igor Rodionov, Advicement chats bundles

12 July 2017 /

Igor Rodionov is the managing director of Advicement Investment Services, the company behind a locally-developed online financial advisor: ...

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US Tech start ups, Are They Hot or Not?

12 July 2017 /

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Podcast: A look inside Emperor's Aggressive bundle

10 July 2017 /

Bundles are a game changer and a whole bunch of Easy yousers are fans (and owners) of the Emperor Asset Management Everest Aggressive ...

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Carly Barnes: Don't Be Intimidated By Your Finances, Own Them. Slay Them!

4 July 2017 /

Carly Barnes is a marketer, singer, investor, flexitarian and world wanderer. She studied music and live performance at AFDA and went on to ...

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How Apple Took the Tech World

3 July 2017 /

It’s hard to imagine a world without iPhones, Apple TV or iTunes anymore – Apple has certainly cemented itself as a household name and a ...

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Crowd Sourced Stock Picks: What Other Yousers are Investing In

22 June 2017 /

The power of the collective – it’ been written about and studied for ages. It’s how a lot of people, living in a fast-paced connected ...

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Sports Stocks, and Why I Love 'em

21 June 2017 /

The sports season is just about over! For major competitions, that is. We are now entering the off-season, where we are left with nothing ...

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Ingham, Hogg update their EasyEquities portfolios – Doubling up on Naspers

8 May 2017 /

As you’ll hear from this podcast, there’s a major change in the Biznews SA Champions portfolio offered as a Bundle by EasyEquities.

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Purple Group Limited - Focus on Tomorrow

3 May 2017 /

“What’s cooking?” Tesla and Purple have some similarities – both are loss making, both have a large investment in intellectual property, ...

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Rand roils as S&P downgrades SA

4 April 2017 /

Trading desk, EasyEquities, Fin24

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Fresh Money with Charles Savage - 5fm with FRESH@5

3 April 2017 /

#ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

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The latest #Zuma debacle

31 March 2017 /

Today, South African's woke to the news of President Zuma's latest cabinet reshuffle. Biznews have helped keep us up to date with the ...

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#ICYMI- EasyEquities CEO Charles Savage - Kyknet Interview

30 March 2017 /

"Ons gesels met die uitvoerende hoof van EasyEquities, 'n verbruikersvriendelike beleggingsplatform vir individue wat nie noodwendig ...

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Change is #easy!

16 March 2017 /

I always used to think I was someone who adapted quickly to change. One of those super agile, throw what you want at me, spontaneous, roll ...

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EasyTFSA winners talk tax free fun

16 March 2017 /

Last month we asked our you-sers to share their Tax Free Savings swap stories with us on Twitter. We know that sometimes, reaching long ...

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Investing, a long term strategy to grow your wealth

6 March 2017 /

Idah Masekela is a 28 year-old mom, foodie and netball star who, almost a year ago, added ‘shareholder’ to her list of achievements. At ...

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Proud Pretorian Barry values affordable investing

27 February 2017 /

Barry Dumas is a 36 year old consultant and a proud ‘Pretorian’ who enjoys trading, investing, gaming and watching Formula 1. Barry’s no ...

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Teaching your kids to invest at an early age - the importance of building wealth early

20 February 2017 /

No one says they wish they had started investing later in life. The younger you are, the more time you have to let your money grow. Setting ...

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Three generations of investing awesome

14 February 2017 /

Public relations and communications star Lethabo-Thabo Royds just turned 28 . Her mom Ntombi is a vivacious 54 year old who serves as a Non ...

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Michele Sparkes takes the drivers seat on investing

7 February 2017 /

Six months ago, mom, TV producer, adventurer and bridge playing queen Michele Sparkes received her divorce settlement and faced an ...

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Valentine Madzhie hopes to live stress free and watch his money grow!

6 February 2017 /

Valentine Madzhie is a 25-year-old artist manager and IT infrastructure assistant. He likes watching football, interacting on social media ...

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Bryan and Michelle Stewart are saving for their future are you?

2 February 2017 /

Bryan and Michelle Stewart – both in their very-very early 30s – recently got married and have a very strong commitment to saving for their ...

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Investing is for anyone, including Jeffrey Yates

1 February 2017 /

Jeffrey Yates, director of the Adaptive Sports Fund who has a love for disabled and adaptive sports, was always under the impression you ...

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Investing is for anyone, including Waylon Smit

26 January 2017 /

From a young age, 31 year-old consultant Waylon Smit knew he wanted to make saving and investing a part of his life. But saving in the ...

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The last 2016 Easy Seminar

15 December 2016 /

For EasyEquities, 2016 has been by far one of the greatest years. Not only because of the awards we’ve won, but because of the impact we ...

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Recognise the retail investor

8 December 2016 /

South Africa is on the brink of a massive shift in investor demographics. Retail investors literally have the potential to change the way ...

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Free State students meet Team Easy at the Finance Indaba

29 November 2016 /

Let me be clear about something. The most exciting thing I had ever won before joining Team Easy was a teddy bear in a colouring in ...

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Ever attended an AGM? Here’s how!

29 November 2016 /

You’re a shareholder (nice!) and the company you’ve got shares in invites you to their AGM. But your diary is sacred… and scribbled full of ...

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Rather give the gift that keeps growing this festive season

29 November 2016 /

Ah December. Can you smell that sweet summer holiday? Whether your plans are the sand-between-toes type or you’re getting ready to slide ...

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Book Review: How to invest like Warren Buffett

28 November 2016 /

It goes without saying that if you want to be successful in something, you will have to do what the successful have done. Let’s say for ...

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Running and investing have more in common than you think

10 November 2016 /

Feige Lewin is new to investing, but has comfortably worn in her shoes as a runner. This EasyEquities Born 2 Run Athletics Club Ladies ...

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4 reasons to face your investment fears

27 October 2016 /

Does the idea of investing give you the heebie jeebies? Getting started might freak you out, but not starting at all could be a decision ...

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Life after SABMiller

12 October 2016 /

South African Breweries, SA’s largest brewing and bottling company, has officially been absorbed into AB Inbev, the largest brewer in the ...

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Girl Power!

27 September 2016 /

Industry wide, the female of the species has always been the lesser part of a 70/ 30 split when it comes to investing. Why is that, I ...

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Dividends for the win!

27 September 2016 /

Everybody likes getting the news that they’ve got some dividends on the way! (Yes please!) As you may know by now, a dividend is a sharing ...

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Join the Tax Free Savings revolution – it’s here

27 September 2016 /

There are quite a few EasyEquities whizz kids among you who’ve given yourself a massive leg up in the long term savings game by rocking ...

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Celebrating SA heritage: We’ve got ou’s in different area codes

14 September 2016 /

Parking off on your stoep in the Karoo, lacing up for a lap in the Mother City or scouting the surf in East London – there’s a good chance ...

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Are we rebounding from the Brexit Break Up?

12 September 2016 /

In the August issue of InvestSA, some financial heavy weights commented on the global reaction to Brexit and the uncertainty that comes ...

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Your Pharmacy needs with Aspen

12 September 2016 /

Aspen Take a listen to Mark's thoughts here. Share price: R329,00 Net shares in issue: 456,4 million Market cap: ...

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Ascendis Health and your Pharmaceuticals

12 September 2016 /

Pharmaceuticals Take a listen to Mark's thoughts here. Ascendis Share price: R28,66 Net shares in issue: 432,2 ...

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AVI: Food Products

12 September 2016 /

Take a listen to Mark's thoughts here. AVI Share price: R92,71 Net shares in issue: 320,8 million Market cap: ...

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Start your engines with Sasol!

12 September 2016 /

Take a listen to Mark's thoughts here. Energy Sasol Share price: R370,30 Net shares in issue: 610,6 million ...

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Apparel Retail “Remaining cautious on exposure”

7 September 2016 /

I’ve cautioned on exposure to retail and apparel retail in particular for many months. Mr Price has been particularly overpriced in ...

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Is Nenegate 2.0 on the horizon? Ingham weighs in

6 September 2016 /

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“What’s cooking this week?” Discovery, Sanlam and Steinhoff.

5 September 2016 /

This week, the following key stocks will be topical – Discovery, Sanlam and Steinhoff. With a collective market capitalisation of R530 ...

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Why equities offer the best value for long term investors

5 September 2016 /

The future is looking good for Bryan Stewart, Sales Consultant at EasyEquities, who shares how his confidence in the equity market has ...

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3 easy steps to help you survive and thrive post pay day

1 September 2016 /

Why do we work? We work to earn a pay check which we spend on two things: Survival (the things we absolutely need), and Thrival (the rest). ...

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‘Braai’ belongs to all South Africans. So should the stock market!

30 August 2016 /

The final countdown to the 2016 National Braai Tour with Jan Braai is on! From 10-17 September, in the lead-up to South Africa’s Heritage ...

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Banks “23/8 is 9/12-light – for now”

29 August 2016 /

Recommendation I’d advise caution on exposure to interest rate sensitive stocks for the time being. Banks are particularly sensitive to ...

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Girls you got this: time to start building!

26 August 2016 /

Now that you’ve got the basics down, you’ve got to start planning for your future. What does that look like to you? In this last ...

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Sibanye Gold Newsflash

25 August 2016 /

Following on from my interim pre-results note on 19 August, Sibanye has reported a respectable set of numbers with normalised EPS of 234 ...

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What’s cooking this week?

22 August 2016 /

We are in the middle of a busy earnings reporting season. This week, the following key stocks will be topical. Bidcorp This is arguably the ...

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Girls you got this: Confidence is key

19 August 2016 /

Struggling to take that first or next step in your investment journey? This week Georgina Read, owner of Money Fit discusses the importance ...

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“Tencent likely to report strong Q2 results” What does this mean for Naspers?

16 August 2016 /

What does this mean for Naspers? On Wednesday 17 August, Tencent reports second quarter earnings. Naspers owns 31,5% of Tencent, which is a ...

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You gotsta habit

15 August 2016 /

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Crazy about baskets!

15 August 2016 /

From good causes to good stock picks, our baskets are appealing to you in so many different ways. Some of our proud Easy Basket Cases share ...

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We’ve got your back: anytime, anywhere

15 August 2016 /

Like with most things, you’ve got to strike while the iron is hot or you risk losing out on a lekker opportunity. The same can be said for ...

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Girls, you got this: self-value and finance

12 August 2016 /

What have you done for you lately? You might think self-value and finance are on completely opposite ends of the relevance scale, but you’d ...

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“Texan snooze deal” for Steinhoff

11 August 2016 /

Steinhoff, the vertically integrated international mass market retailer and manufacturer, is once again writing out a cheque – this time ...

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SuperGroup "Brexit buy-in"

10 August 2016 /

In my last note dated 23 May (“Sandown Western Cape acquired”) I analysed the terms to buy Sandown Motors Western Cape dealerships as a ...

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MTN “Currency caution”

8 August 2016 /

I’ve revised my MTN forecast again following release of the results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. A combination of weaker ...

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South Africa’s Brexit moment

8 August 2016 /

Two disruptive public holidays for business within seven days. At least the Brits have it cracked by having bank holiday Mondays – in fact, ...

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Girls, you got this!

5 August 2016 /

Just over a year ago less than less than 20% of EasyEquities investors were women. We are so chuffed to see that those numbers have risen ...

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Investor Spotlight: Ivana Andric

4 August 2016 /

Follow: @ivana_andric1

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Hashtags. #JustSaying

29 July 2016 /

Do you know about the hashtag feature on our site? Hashtags are a way for you to organise a bunch of shares you like into categories or ...

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Accéntuate’s got heart!

27 July 2016 /

Accéntuate is one of the many companies you can buy shares in on EasyEquities – so how much do you know about them? They are up to some ...

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"Riding along at spot"

20 July 2016 /

Kumba Iron Ore reports interim results on 26 July. Per the trading statement, earnings will essentially be flat on an adjusted basis. The ...

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How to make your income tax rebate a win win!

15 July 2016 /

Finance journo Colin Ford is making his tax rebate work for him AND cancer awareness, what are you doing with yours?

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Brait Brexited?!

14 July 2016 /

I’ve been bearish on the Brait valuation for months now with a Trading Sell recommendation and a fair value south of the prevailing share ...

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Saving vs Investing – Must I do Both?

4 July 2016 /

Georgina Read is an EasyEquities user who seeks to dissolve the stereotypes associated with investing, and encourage women to empower ...

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We’ve got lots of FAQ’s to give

23 June 2016 /

Ever find yourself five pages deep in Google, searching for a quick answer?

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NASPERS CONTRADICTION?!

17 June 2016 /

Cable & Satellite Media Naspers “Trading statement context” On Wednesday, the Bloomberg screens lit up with seemingly ...

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Nerd alert! Do you know your B’s and C’s?

15 June 2016 /

It’s that time of year again and the form dispersing fairies are out in full force, making sure you have all you need to do your 2015/2016 ...

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Baskets: you ain't seen nothing yet!

15 June 2016 /

My neighbour loves carrot cake. I’m more of a lemon meringue person - different strokes for different folks. Not everyone likes the same ...

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Easy you-sers - you biscuits!

15 June 2016 /

Meet some of our EasyEquities you-sers who are growing their wealth in different ways, for different reasons at different stages in their ...

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What is the effect on my investment in a dual-listed JSE/LSE stock if there is a Brexit?

8 June 2016 /

“Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble, An' if I stay it will be double” With the rather insular “Brexit” debate ...

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Bring on Baskets!

3 June 2016 /

Are you a choozey person? Like to spend hours weighing up the pros and cons of gluten free vs whole wheat pasta? I’ll admit it’s fun ...

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Get to know Great TFSA Race winner Allen Mafokwane

31 May 2016 /

Allen Mafokwane took the award for Best Investor in this year’s Great TFSA Race an initiative by Intellidex sponsored by EasyEquities. ...

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Get to know Great TFSA Race winner Amber Watkins

27 May 2016 /

Amber Watkins took the award for Biggest Saver in the Great TFSA Race – an initiative by Intellidex sponsored by EasyEquities. Amber ...

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What does unbundling have to do with lemonade?

25 May 2016 /

When I was a lighty my best friend and I were budding entrepreneurs. Every Saturday morning we’d set up shop at the bottom of one of our ...

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Get to know Great TFSA Race winner Dustin Quintini

24 May 2016 /

Dustin Quintini took the award for Best Strategy in the Great TFSA Race – an initiative by Intellidex sponsored by EasyEquities. By opting ...

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The trouble with doubt…

19 May 2016 /

Georgina Read is an EasyEquities user who seeks to dissolve the stereotypes associated with investing, and encourage women to empower ...

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Cables, satellites and Naspers!

16 May 2016 /

Cable & Satellite Media Naspers “More brainy things” Recently, Naspers Ventures was set up in San Francisco to form partnerships ...

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To unbundle or not? Bidvest's latest!

16 May 2016 /

Industrial conglomerates

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What does your latest cellphone bill tell you?

16 May 2016 /

Vodacom “To yield or not to yield” Investors have been attracted in recent years to the dividends that the two major wireless ...

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WT(FICA)

13 May 2016 /

FICA. Shudder every time you hear the word? Picture yourself drowning in reams of paper and queues? Hover over the “mark as read” tab at ...

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How to pick investments – advice from the pros

10 May 2016 /

What do I buy? - It’s one of the most asked questions you ask us. So here’s some advice from the pros – the self-made moguls who have ...

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Investor spotlight: Ramon J. Thomas

10 May 2016 /

Follow: @RamonThomas

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Digging Deep With Glencore!

9 May 2016 /

Mining

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Chemicals or mechanicals with Sasol?!

9 May 2016 /

Chemicals Sasol “Q3 production shows 2016 on track” The latest production numbers out of Sasol for Q3 and the nine months to March ...

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Hit the road with Imperial

9 May 2016 /

Transportation Imperial “Hyundai’s blues unabated” The latest vehicle sales statistics continue to indicated a weakening market. April new ...

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LOOK FOR NEW BUY SIGNALS

5 May 2016 /

Introduction: We've had a sharp sell-off in recent days, and in fact the market has been moving down for the past two weeks. Subscribers ...

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Technical Takes: Brait

5 May 2016 /

BRAIT (BAT) – Testing important support right now Recommendation: TRADERS BUY Current Trend: Short-term down, but oversold. Med-term ...

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Technical Takes: Sanlam

5 May 2016 /

SANLAM (SLM) – A buyable pullback Recommendation: TRADERS BUY Current Trend: Short-term sideways. Med-term up. Long-term sideways. ...

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Technical Takes: Truworths

5 May 2016 /

TRUWORTHS (TRU) – Pulling back to support Broad Recommendation: TRADERS BUY Current Trend: Short-term up, despite current pullback. Med and ...

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Technical Takes: S&P 500 INDEX

5 May 2016 /

S&P 500 INDEX – Approaching downside target NB NOTE: The S&P 500 is a measure of the broader U.S. market and isn’t a tradeable instrument ...

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Incisive Insights: Implats

3 May 2016 /

Implats

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Incisive Insights: Amplats

3 May 2016 /

Amplats Amplats had a net after tax margin of only 0.18% or R107 million on revenue of R59,8 billion for the year ended December 2015. The ...

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Platinum Miners and a Market Overview

3 May 2016 /

“Precious, but only so far” Bottom Line: Recent sharp share price rises in platinum miners need to be seen in the context of the profit & ...

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