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How well have the prices of classic Ferraris, Porsches, Art, Rolex watches and Kruger Rands held up relative to more typical investment classes like listed equity and property?

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As we have reached the mid-year, we can take stock of the year-to-date performance of various countries and regions and consider the outlook for the remainder of the year. To read more please visit the articles section on our website here: https://fintaxgroup.com/2024-mid-year-market-update/

The Fintax International Funds have a history going back to 1998. They have gone through various market cycles, and crises, and have survived. To read more about surviving history please visit the articles section on our website here: https://fintaxgroup.com/surviving-history/

The S&P500 index is now at its highest concentration levels in 60 years but the US 10 year treasury yield is at its long-term average. What does this all mean? Read more here.

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Market volatility has become heightened both in the lead up to the U.S. elections taking place in November, and the uncertainty of the interest rate reduction as inflation persists. Sector pricing dislocations have become a feature of the current market with the price of cocoa surpassing $10 000 a ton for the first time ever, bitcoin surpassing its July 2021 highs, and gold reaching new all-time high prices.

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After a tumultuous 2022 calendar year, 2023 turned out to be an excellent calendar year for global equity markets, with the MSCI All Countries World Index rising by 22.2% in USD terms. This is despite the 2022-2023 period delivering the sharpest interest rate hiking cycle in three decades, causing the mini-banking crisis in March 2023 and leading to the failure of three small to mid-sized regional U.S. banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank). To read more: http://fintaxgroup.com/2023-2024/

Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse - Sophocles 406BC. Read more about the Dark Side of Social Media in our latest post. http://fintaxgroup.com/dark-side-social-media/

Discover how wristwatches transitioned from being viewed as jewellery to timekeeping instruments and then reverted to jewellery, along with the implications for investors.

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Much has been said of the rise of China. Peter Zeihan, a renowned geopolitical analyst, offers his counterview.

China's Labor Problem: Youth Unemployment || Peter Zeihan Today's new factoid is that youth unemployment in China is higher than in Italy (in percentage terms). And if China's unemployment resembles Italy's, it is a...

Imagine Isaac Newton toiling away in a dark room attempting to find the process that could transform lead into gold. How did this practice lead to a recent announcement that could lead to a Noble Prize and revolutionise the world? To read more:

Superconducting Alchemy - Fintax Group Imagine Isaac Newton toiling away in a dark room attempting to find the process which could transform lead into gold. This was the basic philosophy of alchemy and the pursuit thereof during the 5th to 18th centuries evolved into what we know today as modern science and chemistry. Whereas the search....

Our latest article discusses the trending term in today's investment markets, namely ''ESG''. Read more here: https://fintaxgroup.com/environmental-social-governance/