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Impetus Wealth Advisors - What now?

What now?

by Martin de Bruyn, CFA, CFP® We already had to cope with five years of low returns from South African shares and now we had a +/-30% decline mainly due to the

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Impetus Wealth Advisors - Books for the beach 2019

Books for the beach 2019

by Martin de Bruyn, CFA, CFP® I recently watched a documentary on Netflix called “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates” in which one of his friends mentions that Bill is a voracious

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Impetus Wealth Advisors - The importance of the executor of an estate

Death and Taxes

by Martin de Bruyn, CFA, CFP® It has become increasingly easier to invest money abroad over the years. This is still Treasury’s intention but there are no guarantees offered for the future.

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Impetus Wealth Advisors - Buffettology

Buffettology

by Martin de Bruyn, CFA, CFP® To call yourself a Warren Buffet fan is almost a cliché, but I am really one. I read most of the popular books on his life

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Impetus Wealth Advisors - Market Timing

Market Timing

by Martin de Bruyn, CFA, CFP® I attended an Investec Asset Management presentation recently where the presenter, Ian Cunningham, a co-portfolio manager of the Global Strategic Managed Fund (a global balanced fund),

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