[TOP STORY] At the beginning of 2025 are we almost too optimistic?

‘What we're seeing now is that for the under- and over-60s side hustles are becoming the new normal’, notes Renee Coughlan from FNB Wealth and Investments.

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha unpacks Thungela – one of his picks in the Moneyweb Investor Challenge. It's been a wild ride for the coal miner, but does it still deserve a place in investors' portfolios? Therese Grobler from Momentum Financial Planning explains why inconsistency is one of the biggest threats…

‘Monetary policy for us is one of the bigger risks that we see at the moment’ – Warren Buhai, senior portfolio manager at STANLIB Asset Management.

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth unpacks the sharp selloff in tech, with the Nasdaq now down more than 8%, while US bank earnings continue to impress. Warren Buhai from STANLIB Asset Management asks whether AI remains a compelling investment opportunity or if it's becoming a growing source of risk…

In expounding on Akamatsu’s 'flying geese' theory, First Avenue Investment Management’s Hlelo Giyose highlights domestic champions who solidify their home base and then take their businesses overseas.