Monday, January 27, 2025

Short Stories v.05: Ideas for good

In a profit-motivated world, there are companies that find ways to solve genuine social problems while staying true to their businesses. Savlon, Honda, Energizer, Phillips and Renault all caught the attention of Dominique Olivier with their initiatives.

MIC Khulisani Ventures: A Game-Changer for Black-Owned Businesses in South Africa

MIC Khulisani Ventures is looking for Black-Owned business with high scalability and a commitment to growth. Equity funding is available and applications close at the end of January 2025.

IKEA: The wisdom of the meatball

The best salesperson in Swedish business IKEA’s history isn’t Sven or Astrid or even Nils - it’s the meatball. Since 1985, the flatpack-furniture giant has sold more than a billion of its trademark Swedish meatballs every year. But how did a furniture company come to rely on meatballs to sell couches? The answer lies in consumer psychology. Dominique Olivier explains.

Low-Risk High-Reward: The Low-Volatility Anomaly

Nico Katzke explores the high-risk, high-reward "truism" in investing and whether it is actually possible to have one's cake and eat it by focusing on lower volatility stocks.

DeLorean: Who’s driving this thing?

Gullwing doors, fairy curses, cocaine busts and sneaky accounts in Panama. As it turns out, being the world’s most recognisable time machine isn’t even the most interesting part of the DeLorean story. Buckle up as Dominique Olivier takes you on a little drive down memory lane - and where we’re going, we don’t need roads.

GHOST WRAP – Five Insights from December 2024

This Ghost Wrap podcast and transcript brings you insights from December 2024 on Italtile, Prosus, Renergen, Metair and Bell Equipment.

Made to break? The fight for the right to repair

The future is fixable - at least, that’s what consumers would like to see. Big businesses are still digging in their heels when it comes to open repairs, but new legislation may be increasing pressure soon. Dominique Olivier unpacks the right to repair and why it matters.

GHOST STORIES #52: Beating Money Dysmorphia

To close out the year, René Basson of Satrix made her debut on Ghost Stories for a fascinating conversation on the topic of money dysmorphia. This is a mismatch between financial behaviour and financial means - and yes, it can work in both directions i.e. whether you have plenty of money or not enough!

IG MARKETS PODCAST: The Trader’s Handbook Ep13 – Building your trading blueprint: season finale of The Trader’s Handbook

In this final episode of The Trader’s Handbook, Shaun Murison joined me to wrap up an insightful season by exploring the cornerstone of trading success: crafting a solid trading plan.

Joint Firm Intention Announcement: Offer by Newco to acquire and delist Barloworld and withdrawal of cautionary

Barloworld has placed the full joint firm intention announcement in Ghost Mail. Alongside the announcement, I've included a few key points for you to be aware of.

UNLOCK THE STOCK: KAL Group

In the 47th edition of Unlock the Stock, KAL Group joined the platform for the first time to talk about the recent performance and strategic focus areas for the group.
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