Life is like a guitar. @ericchurch offers a brillianct commencement address (and guitar lesson) at his alma mater, UNC, that belongs in the pantheon of addresses of this sort with those of Steve Jobs (Stanford) and David Foster Wallace (Kenyon College).
Another year has passed, marked by political shifts and global uncertainty. Yet, despite the noise and challenges, markets held strong and delivered solid performance. Read more https://t.co/dBRTxaloUh
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The foundational philosophy at Harvard House is to preserve the capital and live off the income – protect the goose, spend the eggs.
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Whatever you currently believe about Jesus of Nazareth, you owe it to yourself to investigate him thoroughly. It makes little sense to ignore the one solitary life that continues to impact you in eternity if His claims are true.
Trump’s 1st 100 days have been characterized by over 140 Executive Orders. This has clouded the economic outlooks bringing with it volatility.
In this article, Robin Gibson looks at what volatility is & how we should react to it.
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FUN FACT 🚨: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway went public (OTC) on March 17, 1980, at a price of $290 per share. If you invested $10,000 back then, your investment would be worth $27.9 million today.
The “Golden quarter” is a critical period for retailers and consists of the run up to Christmas and Black Friday period.
In this article, Jana van Rooyen examine recent trading updates from the retailers.
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Another year has come and gone although some of the events that occurred during the year will continue to reverberate for quite some time.
In this article, Michael Porter takes brief stock of 2024 and where markets find themselves.
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Launching with Steamboat Willie in 1928, to Deadpool & Wolverine in 2023; Disney is one of the most recognised brands in the world.
In this article, Nick Rogers will investigate why the most recent results have been taken positively by investors.
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Warren Buffett now owns more T-bills than the Federal Reserve.
Berkshire held $234.6bn in T-bills at Jun’24 after selling nearly half its Apple stake. The Fed held $195.3bn at end July. ~CNBC
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SOUTH AFRICA, EVER DECEPTIVE
Some financial writers have written about SA’s doom for some time. One issue raised is the hollowing out of the tax base by emigration.
Robin Gibson looks to see if the statistics support the narrative.
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Load shedding has not been with us for close to 2 weeks. Is this the best election ploy ever?
Robin talks to Michael Porter about some of the underlying issues promoting the improvement and how the future might look.
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The 11.03.24 the Raging Bull Awards conferred the 4th consecutive award on the Harvard House BCI Property Fund.
In this Money Morsel, Robin speaks to Michael Porter about what this means for Harvard House investment clients.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Harvard House BCI Property Fund for winning the Best South African Real Estate Fund on a Risk-Adjusted Basis (over a 5 year period) at the Raging Bull Awards 2024.
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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it certainly does rhyme.”
In this Intuition, Robin Gibson looks at 5 time-worn maxims or knowledge that existed long before he was born and still hold true today.
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2023 has dished up its fair share of both predictability and surprises. Over the past week we have presented on the Outlook for 2024.
In this week’s Intuition, Michael Porter summarises that presentation.
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Investors often look at charts & can easily identify the points at which purchases & sales should have been made.
In this Intuition, Robin looks at an excellent example we have seen repeatedly of the translation of Rands into Dollars.
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