Travel Q & A with Anthea Petersen
Why Antarctica?
My dream has always been to travel to Antarctica on an ice breaker. The vastness of the continent fascinates me. Having read numerous books on exploration to the South Pole, this continent had strong appeal. Although we crossed the Antarctic Circle, we were nowhere near the South Pole. Certainly, we did it in style when compared to Shackleton, the famed National Geographic Explorer who was the first to start these journeys.
Weekend Read: Thoughts on the 2020 Budget
Thoughts on the 2020 Budget – Joanne Baynham, MitonOptimal
A Volatile 2019: Everything You Need to Know
For market watchers and investors, the biggest surprise of 2019 was arguably the generally good performance of global equities. Overall, global equity prices were supported by the accommodative stance of monetary authorities. Also, interest rates were kept low – and even cut – in some geographical jurisdictions.
Weekend Reads: Are We Going Nuts?
I thought this Moneyweb article was an excellent summary of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium term budget policy statement, but if you can’t manage to hold your attention for the entire article, the post below from The Atlantic might explain why…
- Mini budget in a Nutshell – Moneyweb
- Is Google Making us Stupid? – The Atlantic