MONTHLY ECONOMIC PULSE

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607, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 10: WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT – OR NOT…

July 6th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 10: WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT – OR NOT…

It is probably quite normal to first move into a state of panic when threatening things catch you by surprise. A potential next step, when the dust has settled and we can think more [...]

806, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 10: NAVIGATING THESE TRYING TIMES

June 8th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 10: NAVIGATING THESE TRYING TIMES

The world has seen many crises before. While each crisis is different, Ray Dalio (founder of Bridgewater Associates) reminds us that history has a tendency to teach us patterns that we can use as [...]

2804, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 9: EMOTIONAL MARKETS

April 28th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 9: EMOTIONAL MARKETS

On 28 May 1962 the Dow Jones average of thirty leading industrial stocks dropped by 34.95 points. At the time this was a drop bigger than on any other day in history, with the [...]

503, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 7: DO I BUY OR DO I RENT?

March 5th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 7: DO I BUY OR DO I RENT?

So, you don’t want to pay off someone else’s bond, right? Intuitively this thinking makes sense and it has been the reason for many people wanting to own a property. However, rental expense never [...]

1102, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 5: RUGBY RULES FOR PROTECTING YOUR CAPITAL

February 11th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 5: RUGBY RULES FOR PROTECTING YOUR CAPITAL

Sometimes it helps to start by focusing on what something is not. Leaving your cash under the mattress is one of the surest ways to cause a permanent loss of capital. No, not necessarily [...]

1102, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 6: MOVING ON SWIFTLY

February 11th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 6: MOVING ON SWIFTLY

Photo Credit:  Susan Nel Photography As February breaks and salaried employees give a collective sigh of relief after a long-awaited January payday, it is worth taking a moment to do [...]

1102, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 4: LAYERS OF INVESTING – Where to begin

February 11th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 4: LAYERS OF INVESTING – Where to begin

The range of options available to investors can often be overwhelming. Where do you even begin? To answer this question it can be useful to break your investment decisions into three simplified layers: 1. [...]

502, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 3: INVESTING AGAINST EMOTION

February 5th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 3: INVESTING AGAINST EMOTION

Reason is probably one of the biggest distinctions between humans and animals. It has given us the ability to learn from different circumstances and to adapt over time. These lessons sit deep in our [...]

502, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 1: NAMIBIA IN RECESSION – HOW WE ENDED HERE

February 5th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 1: NAMIBIA IN RECESSION – HOW WE ENDED HERE

Until now it had never been difficult to answer this question because the words ‘’forward’’, ‘’onward’’ or ‘’upward’’ were mostly used to describe Namibia’s economic growth and outlook. Until now, the measures of progress [...]

502, 2020

ECONOMIC PULSE 2: CHANGE ON THE HORISON?

February 5th, 2020|Comments Off on ECONOMIC PULSE 2: CHANGE ON THE HORISON?

In last month’s issue we unpacked the origins of the current economic crisis gripping Namibia. We recounted the combination of external factors and domestic policy errors that contributed to the economy overheating, which has [...]