This site requires JavaScript to be enabled. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings, or upgrade to a modern browser.

Risk-free investments amid rising inflation

Loading player...

Nirdev Desai, head of Sales at PSG Wealth, discusses the relevance of cash and cash-like investments within portfolios, questions whether cash, money market funds and other fixed-income assets are indeed risk free, and highlights the difference between local cash assets and those from developed markets such as the US.

13 May 2022 English South Africa Business

Other recent episodes

Rising fuel, inflation risk, weak growth, and an MPC stuck in the middle

PSG Wealth's chief investment officer Adriaan Pask explores a classic central bank dilemma as South Africa contemplates the growing tension between inflation risks and economic weakness in the country.

21 May 21 min

Habits that help investors beat market noise

While investors cannot control external factors influencing the markets, they can control how they respond. PSG Wealth CIO Adriaan Pask unpacks the behaviours that drive long-term investment success amid ongoing market uncertainty.

24 Apr 25 min

The dark side of the shadow baking system: what investors need to know

The shadow banking system now controls over half of global financial assets. PSG Wealth CIO Adriaan Pask unpacks how it works, what’s driving its rapid growth, where its vulnerabilities lie, and what risks it poses for investors.

19 Mar 25 min

Greenland or dreamland? What investors should make of the US’s Arctic ambitions

PSG Wealth CIO Adriaan Pask explores the US’s renewed interest in Greenland, past attempts to acquire it, and the implications for global markets in this insightful podcast

22 Feb 22 min

New year’s resolutions to improve your financial wellbeing in 2026

Want to start investing intentionally, break costly spending cycles, and build a reliable safety net? PSG Wealth CIO Adriaan Pask shares practical advice on avoiding common investment pitfalls and building sustainable, money-wise habits.

27 Jan 23 min

All episodes