Classic Business

Jeremy Sampson, MD of Brand Finance Africa

The start of a year is a great time to re-assess where we are in our journey to financial well-being and turn our attention to creating a financial plan for the rest of the year. One of the most important aspects of this planning is considering the best combination of products in the market for your personal circumstances and needs. This includes tax efficiency, availability of investment funds, value for money, cost structures and access to the funds if you require them. With the tax year end fast approaching, Michael Avery sits down with Michael Kirkpatrick, head of individual consulting best practice, to talk about what the most tax effective way is to save for retirement.

Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec

Chantal Marx, head of equity research at FNB Wealth and Investments & Devin Shutte, head of investments at the Robert Group

Don’t panic! We recently marked 300 days of the Covid-induced lockdown in South Africa. We’ve experienced one of the most severe sell-offs in market history with three of the worst trading days recorded (historically) in March alone, as well as the shortest bear market recorded (spanning over just 33 days) , and now most markets are now sitting at all-time highs. Bearing this in mind how are the stars aligning for investors in 2021? Michael Avery speaks to Maarten Ackerman, advisory partner and chief economist at Citadel Investment Services; Liston Meintjes, independent market analyst; and Debra Slabber, portfolio specialist at Morningstar Investment Management SA about the investor’s guide to the investable galaxy.

Peter Attard Montalto, head of capital markets research at Intellidex

Cobie Legrange, co-founder of Rex Solom Invest

With government forcing private schools to close temperatures are being raised across the country as many parents return to work and are unable to provide home online schooling. If the risk to children is unchanged (in other words very low) and there is evidence that teachers do not get more infected than the rest of the population, Michael Avery speaks to Nic Spaull - University of Stellenbosch about why schools are closed and most other businesses open? Children just less important than everyone else?

Andrew Bradley, co – owner, director and CEO of Fiscal Private Client Services

How will President Donald Trump's term be remembered? It's been a whirlwind four years, so what might the legacy be of such a history-making president?

There's a lot to consider

Trump’s final act was to pardon 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due to leave office.

Despite some conjecture Trump and his children were not on the list.

As the markets can look forward to a calmer hand on the tiller of the world’s largest and most powerful economy what will the Trump legacy be?

Brooks Spector, retired US diplomat, chats to Michael Avery about the lasting impact Trump will have on America’s battered democracy