Kaya 959 Allan Gray Kaya Biz

Allan Gray Kaya Biz

Join the host of Kaya Biz, Gugulethu Mfuphi, as she takes you on a journey about how you can secure your future, with Allan Gray. In a time when world economies are in a perpetual state of volatility, it is those who stay ahead of the curve and keep abreast with latest trends to respond to the tough economic challenges with sustainable strategies. Tune in, to find out how you can secure your investments, retirement annuity, personal savings and all your valuable assets.
Weekly English South Africa Investing · Investing Narrated by Allan Gray
75 Episodes
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ALLAN GRAY – Key questions to help you prepare for a secure retirement

ALLAN GRAY – Key questions to help you prepare for a secure retirement GUEST - Mica Townsend - specialist in the Group Savings and Investments team at Allan Gray, While our personal circumstances may differ, as retirement savers, we share one common goal – to have saved enough to ensure…
5 Sep 2023 10 min

ALLAN GRAY FEATURE – The power of 1%

GUEST – Radhesen Naidoo - Joint head of Institutional Clients at Allan Gray In tennis, a match may last for two to three hours, and a tournament lasts for two weeks, but a career, multiple years. To play exceptionally well consistently is difficult. Similarly, many investment managers may achieve stellar…
22 Aug 2023 7 min

ALLAN GRAY - Are you ready for the 2023 tax-filing season?

GUEST – Meagan Fraser, tax specialist at Allan Gray The income tax season is officially open. As a taxpayer, understanding what your filing obligations are is crucial to ensuring that you remain tax compliant. During this tax season, the South African Revenue Service is once again making use of the…
11 Jul 2023 11 min

ALLAN GRAY FEATURE– Are you making the most out of your tax-free investments?

GUEST – Mthobisi Mthimkhulu, Direct Clients manager at Allan Gray As long-term investors, we often say that there is no such thing as a free lunch: Performance is seldom delivered in a straight line, get-rich-quick schemes usually end in disappointment, and building long-term wealth takes time. This means that long-term…
27 Jun 2023 19 min

Personal finance lessons for your 20s and beyond

GUEST – Nomi Bodlani, head of Direct Clients at Allan Gray In the world of investing, like so many facets of life, the decisions you make today will impact your financial wellbeing in the long term – for better or worse. The secret to successful investing lies in your ability…
13 Jun 2023 10 min

Dispelling umbrella fund fears for employers

GUEST – Mica Townsend, specialist in the Group Savings and Investments team at Allan Gray There has been a drive from single employer standalone funds to multi-employer umbrella funds, with the number of standalone funds dropping significantly from 774 in 2015 to 398 in 2022. The shift has largely been…
30 May 2023 8 min

ALLAN GRAY FEATURE – Equities matter – even for the cautious investor

GUEST – Marise Bester - Investment specialist at Allan Gray While equity markets are volatile and can underperform cash and bonds over shorter periods, over the long term, investors are compensated for this volatility with substantially higher returns. Equities play an important role in any multi-asset class portfolio – including…
16 May 2023 12 min

ALLAN GRAY – How to plan for an emergency fund in 2023

GUEST – Gladness Rupare - Investment specialist at Allan Gray The New York Times recently reported that a growing number of workers are getting access to a new job benefit: help with saving for unexpected expenses. The financial stress on workers brought about by both the pandemic and rising inflation,…
4 Apr 2023 14 min

ALLAN GRAY – How to pave the way for better investment decisions

GUEST – Nomi Bodlani, Head of Direct Clients at Allan Gray When it comes to investing, most of us have good intentions, but the temptation to overspend often holds us back from achieving our financial goals. Understanding your environment and how it shapes your financial behaviour can help pave the…
28 Mar 2023 7 min

ALLAN GRAY FEATURE - Post-Budget speech commentary | A Budget of tough trade-offs

UEST – Thalia Petousis, Portfolio manager at Allan Gray South Africa appears to have taken a step back from a threatening fiscal cliff, with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering a Budget speech that he described as one focused on making “tough trade-offs in the interests of the country’s short- and…
23 Feb 2023 12 min

Tax Tips As We Head Into The 2023 Tax Season

Carla Rossouw, Head of Tax at Allan Gray Tax efficiency is a key aspect of a healthy financial plan. By making sure your tax affairs are in order, considering the tax implications of your investment decisions and maximising the tax benefits on offer, you can improve your financial outcomes. With…
7 Feb 2023 18 min

How Do I Overcome The Barriers To Investing?

Mthobisi Mthimkhulu - Private Clients manager at Allan Gray talks about How do I overcome the barriers to investing? Not sure how to save money? Follow these five easy steps. Investing is not a complicated activity only for rich people. It’s a great way to create financial security and everyone…
24 Jan 2023 13 min

ALLAN GRAY FEATURE - Education inflation.

According to local data, parents can expect to pay between R2.5 million – R4 million to educate a child from primary school to tertiary level over the coming years. With the cost of education soaring, relying purely on your salary to finance your children’s education is becoming increasingly difficult.
10 Jan 2023 11 min

How to build a portfolio during times of extreme uncertainty.

Major global events over the past three years have driven home an important life lesson: the need to expect, and plan for, the unexpected. When it comes to our personal finances, this means balancing the need to have some emergency cash available, with the need for earning inflation-beating returns over…
18 Oct 2022 13 min

ALLAN GRAY: Why every investor needs an independent adviser right now.

The stock market is a lot like the ocean, with rising tides, ebbs and flows. Navigating these choppy waters can be challenging without the guidance of a good independent financial adviser who can help long-term investors stay the course and avoid destructive behaviours that lock-in permanent losses. Ahead of World…
4 Oct 2022 12 min
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