Offshore Investing: Why Local Is Not Always Lekker
Being patriotic is good when it comes to sports teams, but not necessarily for investments. Samuel Johnson’s quotation about patriotism being “the last refuge of a scoundrel” may well have represented the 18th-century poet and playwright’s disdain for contemporary British politics, but when it comes to being patriotic, it might be good when it comes […]
Maximising your dividend income.
You could improve your return by selling the share instead of waiting for the dividend payout—but there are caveats. I was recently asked an interesting question about dividends. The person concerned was curious as to whether—from a tax and return perspective—it is better to take the dividend itself, or sell the share and take the […]