by dev@dotnews.co.za | Mar 6, 2025 | Saving & Investing
“Our greatest motivation in life comes from not knowing the future.” (Thomas Frey) Investing is an exercise in uncertainty. When you make any investment, you are taking a bet on the future.This can be a hard thing to do. Markets move up and down, economies shift, and...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Mar 6, 2025 | Market Update
Europe and South Africa have turned the tables on the US stock market, outperforming them in February and year-to-date due to signs of a slowing US economy, trade policy uncertainty and a rotation out of tech stocks. Trump-related investor optimism has dissipated,...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Mar 6, 2025 | Business
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” (Albert Einstein) Change can be uncomfortable and often we humans love to avoid it. In business, however, being brave enough to embrace change could be the difference between going under and thriving. All...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Mar 6, 2025 | Business, Financial
“I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.” (Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-American writer) Deciding whether to buy or lease equipment can sometimes seem like an impossible choice. There are so many factors at play that it can feel like...
by dev@dotnews.co.za | Feb 25, 2025 | Property
“O, I do not like that paying back.” (Falstaff, in Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I) A standard clause in loan agreements, suretyships and the like is the “certificate of balance” or “COB” clause. Typically, it will read something like this (but normally with a lot...
