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Week in Review: Ramaphosa’s Recovery Plan

President Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday to unveil South Africa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan. Infrastructure and mass employment programs emerged as central to the president’s…

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Week in Review: Trump Contracts Coronavirus

U.S. politics was always going to be centre stage this week, following the first presidential debate between candidates Biden and Trump which took place on Tuesday. By most accounts, it…

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Week in Review: Ramaphosa’s Recovery Plan

President Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday to unveil South Africa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan. Infrastructure and mass employment programs emerged as central to the president’s…

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Week in Review: Global Equities Rebound

Most global equity markets rose for the week as investors seemed to grow more optimistic that the Trump administration and U.S. legislators would reach some form of a stimulus deal,…

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Is your ‘offshore investment’ truly offshore?

In recent times, much has been written and said in South Africa about diversifying one’s investment portfolio. In fact, some of the biggest names in wealth management circles have been…

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Week in Review: Trump Contracts Coronavirus

U.S. politics was always going to be centre stage this week, following the first presidential debate between candidates Biden and Trump which took place on Tuesday. By most accounts, it…

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Carrick Wealth’s new financial services website sets high standard for satisfying client experiences

In the fast-changing world of today, there’s much value for any business and the client relationship in having an innovative, easily accessible and navigable website. Not only does it showcase…

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Week in Review: The First U.S. Presidential Debate Beckons

The first presidential debate between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic party Nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 29 September in Cleveland, Ohio. The first…

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Carrick welcomes Anton Schoeman upon his appointment as General Manager for the Western Cape

Leading South African wealth management and financial services firm Carrick Wealth is privileged to announce the appointment of Anton Schoeman to its senior management team as General Manager for the…

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Week in Review: Central Banks in the Spotlight

Global stock markets were slightly softer this week as renewed Covid-19 vaccine optimism was seemingly offset by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy will be less effective in…

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Week in Review: U.S. Tech Pullback

The technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index is off nearly 11% from its recent high, the index closed under its 50-day moving average for the first time in 105 days as technology…

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Your Pension is Getting Smoked….

High-profile economists and wealth managers are, for good reason, putting all their weight behind offshore investing, but the reality is that everyone’s circumstances need to be assessed individually and that…

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Week in Review: Technology Stocks Take a Breather

After an exceptionally strong August month that saw major stock market indices including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq achieve new highs, some volatility returned to markets this week, largely driven…

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Week in Review: The K-Shaped Recovery

Economists are pointing towards a K-shaped recovery as opposed to the initial hoped for V-shaped recovery (a sharp bounce back) or a feared W-shaped recovery (a short recovery followed by…