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Equity returns – time to go back to the basics

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 13th, 2008 posted in: South Africa

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By Shaun le Roux

The markets are difficult. As a result of the tricky economic backdrop of a struggling US economy and spiralling global inflationary pressures, which hit developing countries like SA hardest, most global equity markets have struggled over the last seven months. About the only ray of sunshine within equities [...]

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