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Avoiding The Behavioral Pitfalls of Bitcoin

Bitcoin has taken over the world and there are critical measures that investors need to be aware of, writes Paul Nixon, head of behavioural finance at Momentum Investments.
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Navigating the cryptocurrency landscape

For those keen on delving deeper into the transformative journey of the cryptocurrency market, please download your free copy of CryptoMania.
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FTX revisited: how could it happen, and the rules of investing

In many ways, the story of the failed crypto exchange platform FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), provide us with the quintessential example of what has come to be known as the Icarus Syndrome says Matthew Molyneux, Investment Analyst at Fundhouse

Cryptomania

Kobus Kleyn, CFP®, Tax and Fiduciary Practitioner, Kainos Wealth, is paying it forward to the financial profession with a gift ebook "Cryptomania". Kobus Kleyn has published over 200 articles and authored three books.
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What key factors should institutional investors consider?

The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.

What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured products?

In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.

The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees

When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing. But risk-return profiles in structured products sometimes depend on the interplay of guarantees, conditions and pay-offs. Embedded costs are difficult to evaluate but listed products should be disclosing these.

Alexforbes named South African Manager of the Year at the Raging Bull Awards

Alexforbes were honoured at the Raging Bull Awards with two prestigious awards that highlighted the firms investment achievements and long-term performance.

What are the different types of structured products available to retail and institutional investors...

There is a limited range of structured products offered in South Africa compared to the rest of the world.
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