by O'Hagan Attorneys | Apr 3, 2024 | Financial Planning
“A resilient spirit, coupled with financial knowledge, is an unstoppable force.” (Anonymous) There’s more to this material world than meets the eye. As human beings we are all trying to gain self-awareness and instinctively value compassion, empathy, and open...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Apr 3, 2024 | Financial Planning
“Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy and don’t get too scared.” (Shelby M.C. Davis) In 2021, South African investors could have made a return of 36.9% if they’d been invested in the local property index. That same year they could have made 33.1% in rands if...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Apr 3, 2024 | Market Update
Light at the end of the tunnel for borrowers – and investors The interest rate hikes central banks implemented over the past two years have been so aggressive that economists have consistently warned central bankers against overdoing it and running the risk of driving...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Property
“The conditional acceptance of an offer amounts to rejection of same and not the conclusion of a contract, but may be a counter–offer.” (Extract from judgment below) A good offer comes in for your property, so you accept it. But you’re not happy with a few of the...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Mar 5, 2024 | Economy, Financial Planning
“Our bigger challenge… is that our pie is not growing fast enough and this limits our ability to generate sufficient revenues to distribute among our priority areas.” (Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana – Budget 2024) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third Budget...
