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Volatility feels like risk. The daily noise, the red screens, the uncomfortable drawdowns - these are the stress points for investors. This is what might keep you out of the market altogether. But what if the real risk was avoiding the markets over the long-term, rather than managing the bumps along the way? Kingsley Williams of Satrix explains.

Strong earnings in the tech sector have driven the Nasdaq to new highs recently. But with concerns about high valuations, investors are looking for ways to participate in the sector while protecting their downside. The Investec Nasdaq 100 Geared Growth structured product could address those needs, as explained by Brian McMillan in this piece.

There is growing talk in investment markets that the AI "bubble" may soon burst. Evidence suggests that those predictions are misplaced, although investors should remain cautious about risks. Nico Katzke gives us his take on the AI sector "bubble".

The Finance Ghost sits down with Tokollo Tau from Nedbank CIB to unpack how South Africa’s energy landscape is evolving beyond the dark days of load shedding. What once felt like a permanent crisis has receded into the background, but the real story now is what’s being built in its place (like power wheeling and aggregation). Against the backdrop of the Africa Energy Forum, the conversation explores the infrastructure and commercial models that are reshaping how electricity is generated, moved and sold across the country, unlocking new levels of flexibility and opportunity for businesses.

What does it really take to build a business from nothing in South Africa? Founder of Universal Kitchens, Clinton Van Breda, shares the unfiltered story of how he dedicated two decades to turning a R500 000 loan into a business employing over 200 people.

The Finance Ghost welcomes Altron CEO Werner Kapp fresh off a standout capital markets day that left a strong impression: this is a business whose growth story isn’t tightly tethered to South Africa’s traditional economic constraints. From FinTech and HealthTech to telematics and IT security, Altron operates a portfolio of platform businesses that quietly underpin everyday life, even if most consumers don’t realise it!  In this conversation, Werner unpacks how these platforms drive resilient, annuity-style revenues, while also leaning into powerful structural tailwinds like digitisation, mobile adoption and the evolution of the payments ecosystem.

In this episode of Ghost Stories, The Finance Ghost sits down with Investec’s Brian McMillan, fresh off collecting the “Best Issuer in Africa” award in Stockholm on behalf of the Investec Structured Products team. The team is launching the Investec Nasdaq 100 Geared Growth structure. With much debate around the market valuations in this tech-heavy index, this structure is designed to appeal to investors who are finding it difficult to balance the desire to get involved against the risk of being late to the party.

In this episode of the Ghost Stories podcast, we welcome Old Mutual Investment Group to the platform for the first time. Maahir Jakoet, lead manager of the Old Mutual Global Islamic Equity Fund, looks back on a decade of top quartile performance. This podcast lifts the lid on how Shari’ah-compliant investing can deliver unexpected outperformance vs. traditional funds.