Majority of local investors miss out on strong stock market recovery
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The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry reported net inflows of R13.69 billion in the first three months of this year, taking to R203.83 billion the total net inflows for the 12 months to the end of March 2021.
The CIS industry statistics for the quarter and year ended March 2021, released today by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), show that while net inflows in the first quarter of this year tapered off from last year’s high levels, the total annual net inflows of R203.83 billion are the highest ever achieved by the local CIS industry over a rolling 12 month period.
How to grow a meaningful nest egg with little money but a lot of time
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A common and unfortunate misconception is that investing is for the rich and that building wealth requires a sizeable amount of money, according to Darius van der Walt, actuary and member of the Investments Committee of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA).
Van der Walt explains that successful investors are those who understand that time is the critical factor when building wealth and not necessarily the amount of money at your disposal.
“While you definitely need some spare cash in order to invest, having a lot of time ahead of you is far more important than the amount of money you can spare every month. The earlier in life you start investing, even if it is a small amount, the bigger your nest egg will be when you need it most.”