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Looking specifically at our market which has been as volatile as 2007/8 here are some sobering numbers related to the ALSI:-
6/10/2017   57328.07
10/10/2017 57670.29 T40 51502.53
26/10/2017 58852.54
06/11/2017 60086.92 T40 53682.89
21/11/2017 61267.94 T40 55156.55
25/01/2018  61684.77

These number represented the highest highs
Today
13/06/2018 58437.23 T 40 52200.03 and today the ALSI moved higher by 229.41 points and the T40 290.63
So the reality is that we have had significant retracements on the indices and also our exchange rate has deteriorated quite substantially

Not a pretty picture - if only the NPA would start criminalizing some of those persons responsible for state capture and theft

Hullo moderator - please block Hemmings8 and some of the advertorials slipping through - Thanks in advance

Moneyweb has an article on investing offshore - it also cover (though scantily) the issue of estate duty in countries where your funds are invested

Thanks guys and pretty much as I thought and I'm definitely going to start offloading property and start investing a bit smarter with hopefully less stress involved! I'm sure a 15-20% annual return is achievable so any ideas on that? Are ETF's the only answer?

Yozzi - I think there are a few matters you need to consider whilst or before you build up a portfolio. Time - if you have plenty of time whilst the market is open then you can get onto your brokers platform and watch price movements frequently during the day. If time is not on your side than select an ETF that gives reasonable returns and shows a price growth over 5 years or more. This at start of your investing in the stock exchange is a realatively safe way to start. The next big step is reading up on companies - if you can use your broker platform and can create a watchlist then do so and add companies that you are considering investing in. On my brokers platform they have a statutory section which is a bit like a fact sheet listing all directors what the companies purpose is all about what subsidiaries they control, what dividends they have paid over the years. It may also show you the companies high/low price for the last 12 months - this could indicate where the company is in a price cycle.
Once you have checked all the companies on your watch list then select 3 -5 of the better companies invest in them. Also read the companies sens bulletins to see how they are operating
Its also important (well it is to me anyway) as to who the competitors are in the sector that your selected companies operate in and whether the company you are selecting is the best in that sector

Have fun learning
 
 

Interesting discussion on TFSA's - firstly I opened a separate TFSA account with my present brokers and negotiated a fee structure which is more than satisfactory.
All my counters in are ETF and I hold STXIND, SYGWD, ASHMID - the only negative is the Ashburton but that because I only recently invested in them. I still await the purchase of STXNDQ but the price is just not right at the moment - waiting on some dollar weakness. To my mind Mutual Funds are not necessarily to right options for TFSA's - their growth progressions are too slow for my needs - I want growth of at least 12 - 16% p.a.

May be an interesting exercise to get forum ikes to list what they are holding in their TFSA's
   

Anyone care to explain the huge drop in the Rand/Dollar exchange rate 16 cents is worrying - can't believe it is due to the Dollar strength as we have also lost 1.03% against the Pound

On March 3, 2018 Martin Hesse wrote an article for IOL's Personal Finance section on the ability to move TFSA's from one provider to another and it is apparent that there are no transfer fees to be levied and the issue around selling ETF and then moving the cash is covered.
Suggest you read the article and any others before making any decision to move from one provider to another

Welcome - here's hoping less scars going forward