Smart investors will love Fortress Fund’s deep discount, tight focus, high net yield

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Local money managers are spoilt for choice in JSE-listed stocks with the ‘SA doom and gloom’ narrative and uncertainty about the pending National Election pushing prices to bargain basement levels. Among the most appealing is Fortress Fund, delivering a near 8% after-tax yield following its conversion from a REIT after its capital restructure in January. This is the kind of investment Warren Buffett tells us to look out for - one where a dollar in assets can be acquired for a quarter. Fortress CEO Steve Brown spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
18 Mar 2024 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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