WORTHY WEALTH
By Stafford Thomas
Globally, a growing number of investors are demanding not only that their money should earn a respectable return - but that this should be achieved within a morally and socially acceptable context. James Frater SA now has seven funds doing ...
SWAPPING DEPENDENCIES
By Linda Stafford
A catch-22 for those who have given up smoking, but chew quitters' aid Nicorette, is that they may be classified as smokers if they apply for life cover. In which case, of course, their premiums will be loaded accordingly. This has been the ...
A GOOD TIME TO BORROW
By Ian Fife
This could be the best time in 30 years to apply for a home loan. Interest rates are plummeting as a property boom begins, and banks are abandoning the rules as they slug it out for a larger share of a R50bn market. You only got an 80% bond ...
METHOD IN THE MADNESS
By Stephen Cranston
Mark Pawley, who wrote a letter in reply to my comments on indexation (Letters November 9) should be signed up as a salesman for the Satrix 40 product. He tells readers that it is exceptionally low-cost, well-diversified and, if you cou...
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