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The A-Z of investments

A – ANC

On 1 November, South Africans took to voting stations to cast their votes in the municipal elections. However, the result was not what either the ANC or the DA had hoped for, with 46% of the country having supported the ANC and 22% the DA. This is a sharp decrease from 54% and 27% respectively in 2016.

B – BITCOIN

Whether you love it or hate it, crypto assets seem to be here to stay. Not only did the most well-known of them all, Bitcoin, move from levels below $29 000 each to over $62 000 at the beginning of November, but we also witnessed the listing of the first bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund (ETF).

C – COVID-19

At the start of 2021, we hoped that by now Covid-19 would be considered a thing of the past. Yet, SA entered 2021 in its second wave, followed by a similar third wave in the middle of the year. At the time of

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