Investing has an image problem. Say the word ‘investors’ and I picture finance bros in suits sitting at the Baron in Sandton yakking about the price of the latest obscure cryptocurrency and comparing photos of their BMWs.
The truth is, all of us need to invest. Investing isn’t just a thing you have to learn how to do if you’d like to upgrade your yacht to a bigger yacht. It’s what can help you to preserve the value of your hard-earned savings over time, against inflation, to make sure that you’ll have enough money to see you through your retirement. It’s about security for yourself and your family. It’s something all of us who manage money need to get more comfortable with.
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