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12
May

Monthly Reporting

· · · · · · · · | Salvo Investment Views · Uncategorized

a Note from the Salvo Team As you know, we send out monthly investment statements to all of our investors. We are happy to announce that we will be sending A New Format of statements with a look and feel that will contain more relevant information, starting in May 2020. These statements will be sent […]

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22
Oct

a lesson from steady investors

· · · · · · · · · · · · · | Investment Wisdom

Women outperform men by 1.8% when it comes to investment performance, according to a 2018 study by the Warwick Business School. The study tracked 2 800 investors’ behaviour and investment returns for three years. It found that women investors not only outperformed the FTSE 100 during that period, they also outshone their male counterparts. While annual […]

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27
Jun

Your age vs. Your Insurance

· · · · · · · · · · | Short-Term Insurance

What’s age got to do with insurance? A lot actually. How it affects your insurance tends to depend on the type of insurance we’re talking about. For instance, when it comes to life insurance, your age plays quite a big role in how much you’ll pay. It’s better to get cover as early as possible, […]

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22
May

How much is your investment behaviour costing you?

· · · · · | Investment Wisdom

It may seem like a reasonable response to move out of investments that are underperforming into those that are outperforming, but this can destroy wealth. Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the world’s most astute investors. As chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, he has built up a fortune that made him the […]

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14
May

The three factors that will determine your future wealth

· · · · · · | Investment Wisdom

Saving enough for retirement can seem like a daunting and complex problem. However, there are really only three things that investors have to consider. In its simplest form, saving for retirement depends on three factors: time, contributions and returns. Although you can shift your focus between these three factors, you cannot neglect any of them […]

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23
Apr

Knowing your locus of control

· · · · · · · | Investment Wisdom

How you can influence your investment outcomes – After an undeniably tough 2018, the local market staged a turnaround during the first quarter. But the atmosphere in the country is blowing hot and cold: As the general election approaches, and the Eskom crisis rages on, there is an undercurrent of uncertainty and markets are hypersensitive […]

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19
Feb

Your Financial Year Checklist

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | Investment Wisdom

The current 2018/2019 tax year is ending on 28 February 2019. During this time, it is important to remember to make use of certain benefits for the year such as your annual deductions and exclusions: Contributions to a retirement annuity can be claimed as a tax deduction when filing your annual tax return. These contributions […]

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02
Oct

Your financial planning Journey

· · · · · · · · · · · · · | Salvo Investment Views

Financial Planning is an ongoing process to help you make sensible decisions about your money, and the journey begins with helping you communicate the things that are important to you, whether they be aspirational or material. Many people contact SALVO CAPITAL  because they know they need independent financial advice but are not sure where to […]

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20
Sep

Prioritise your loved ones

· · · · · · · · · | Investment Wisdom · Life Insurance

SEPTEMBER is National Wills month – consider taking advantage of the offer to get your Last Will and Testament (Will) drafted. It’s also an opportune time to learn more about the death claims process for your different investment products so that you can share this information with your dependents and loved ones. Sonja Smit from Allan […]

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09
Apr

Why cash can be the riskiest asset of all

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | Investment Wisdom

When you consider the biggest risk to your wealth – Every investor would have heard of equity and listed property referred to as ‘risk assets’. They would also have seen a graph which shows the relative risk of different asset classes, with cash at the bottom as the ‘lowest risk’ and equity at the top […]

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