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An investment lesson from the jungle

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 28th, 2007 posted in: Equities, Investment lessons, Markets, South Africa, Stocks

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Although this video clip from the South African jungle has on the face of it very little to do with investment, it will be worth your while to spend a few minutes watching it, and perhaps take some lessons from it to be applied to financial markets (and life).

Other than the bravery of [...]

Compounding: it’s a kind of magic …

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 18th, 2007 posted in: Equities, Investment, Investment lessons, Markets, Money, Stocks

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Albert Einstein described compound growth as the eighth wonder of the world. Although he may have passed away in 1955 – coincidentally the year when yours truly saw his first ray of light – the concept of compounding remains the single most important principle governing investment.

Compounding simply means that you [...]

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