It's been a tough start for equity markets this year. Last night the Dow fell more than 600 points, which is the worst decline yet in 2022. And that's saying something. As I warned in November last year (near record highs for the tech-heavy Nasdaq) higher inflation numbers will put pressure on growth stocks.
The Nasdaq composite fell another -2.9% last night. That means the index is now down -1... ››› more
When Facebook announced plans to launch its new digital currency Libra, it was met with fear…Especially in China.
When questioned on Facebook's Libra at a press conference, the founder and CEO of Huawei hit back saying,
“China can also issue such a [crypto]currency by itself. Why wait for others to issue it? The power of a country is always stronger than an Internet company.”
The ... ››› more
Q. "Now that Facebook is launching a new crypto-currency, I'm very interested to start trading it. Could you briefly explain what I need to know to understand the new crypto-currency and why people are getting so excited over it?"
A. Facebook's crypto-currency is called Libra. It is a one of a kind global currency and financial infrastructure which will be powered by a smart contract platform... ››› more
Q. "I have two questions Timon. When I receive a trading SMS from you, what must I do? My second question is, how long is the trade valid for?
Please can you use the AngloPlats CFD trade that your members banked over 40% gains with last week Monday"
A. When you receive a trading signal from me or from PickPocket Trader, the process is exactly the same.
You can take the trade by choo... ››› more
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You can report any suspicious activity to timon@fsp.co.za
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In June, I revealed “The worst kind of crypto you can own” to my MoneyMorning readers.
Now, if thought this was a bad crypto, you haven't seen anything yet.
You see, recently, another new crypto has been making headlines, not globally, but interestingly, right here in South Africa.
It's called SAFCOIN and it just launched an initial coin offering (ICO) exclusively to South African inv... ››› more
I'm not about to go into a political rant about the violence on university campuses or about the pros and cons of having free higher education for all.
No.
What I want to talk about is the newest campaign that just happened - on the back of #FeesMustFall. It's called #DataFeesMustFall!
Thousands of people are unhappy with the data fees they're being charged by South African cell phone ... ››› more
I need to lay out two things on the table...
First, I am not qualified in cardiac health, vision or anything health related whatsoever.
And second, I am definitely not going to try and sell you anything.
However, I love family very much.
And just like you, I'll do anything it takes to help improve my family's quality of life where-ever I can.
And I know you have family, friends a... ››› more
South Africa's telecommunications investments have been quite exciting to watch over the last year. Massive fines, reshuffling of executives and new developments and products across the industry have left some investors confused as to which telecommunications shares to invest in.
So let's take a quick look at MTN, Vodacom and Telkom and see which investment has performed better in the last yea... ››› more
Go back ten or 15 years ago and the idea of social media seemed foreign to most. But fast forward to the present day and social media is a vital part of so many people's lives.
Facebook is the most popular example of this.
So has the opportunity for gains in Facebook passed or is there still time to make money from the rise of this social media stock?
Let's take a closer look…
Fac... ››› more
Facebook just paid a colossal $19 billion for the smartphone-messaging application company WhatsApp.
Some people say this move is a threat to the big mobile players of Vodacom, MTN and the like.
That's because straight after the purchase, WhatsApp said it will add voice calls to its product within the next four months. This means there's a danger that WhatsApp's improved application will st... ››› more
Yesterday, social networking giant Facebook announced it's acquiring messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion. The cash and stock deal sees Facebook trying to ensure its market share across different users. Let's take a closer look at what the deal means for Facebook…
Facebook surprised the market yesterday with “an eye popping cash and stock deal worth up to $19 billion” for WhatsApp, r... ››› more
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