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CURRENT POLL
PREVIOUS POLLS
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No, I have no debt | 60 % |
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Sometimes. I have debt, but repayments are manageable | 28 % |
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Yes. I am trapped in my job and life because of debt | 11 % |
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Yes, the programme will work | 19 % |
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Yes, but only in the short term | 23 % |
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No, and Greece will be forced out the EU | 34 % |
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No, the world needs a whole new financial system | 23 % |
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Shares | 63 % |
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CFDs | 3 % |
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Forex | 5 % |
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A combination of the above | 17 % |
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Other instruments | 12 % |
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Get out of the market and sit on my cash. | 12 % |
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Stay in the market. Good times will come again. | 46 % |
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Reduce my share portfolio, but stay alert for bargains. | 43 % |
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No, the US will keep its head above water. | 6 % |
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No, but growth will continue to struggle for some time. | 57 % |
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Yes, within a year. | 17 % |
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Yes, taking the rest of the world with it. | 19 % |
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Global market competitiveness | 8 % |
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High cost of transport to work centres | 0 % |
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Lack of education and skills | 64 % |
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Lack of follow-through from government | 28 % |
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Trevor Manuel | 54 % |
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Gill Marcus | 4 % |
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Tito Mboweni | 4 % |
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None of the above | 38 % |
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Yes, every vote is important | 92 % |
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Maybe...if I remember | 0 % |
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Oops, I forgot to register | 3 % |
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No, what's the point? | 5 % |
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(a) Every day | 67 % |
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(b) Two or three times a week | 24 % |
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(c) Once a week or less | 8 % |
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(d) Once a month...maybe | 1 % |
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(a) No, I keep my investments within South Africa | 35 % |
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(b) Yes, but less than 10% offshore | 27 % |
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(c) Yes, more than 10% of my investments are international | 38 % |
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(d) Not sure, my broker handles all my investments | 1 % |
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(a) A broker whom I trust | 10 % |
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(b) Company fundamentals | 24 % |
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(c) Technical analysis or charting | 20 % |
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(d) Both (b) and (c) | 46 % |
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(a) Yes, I regularly read about finance. | 79 % |
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(b) Yes, I enrolled in a finance-related course. | 11 % |
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(c) No, that’s why I have a broker. | 3 % |
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(d) No, I already studied finance at university. | 7 % |
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Yes. I bought a good property at a good price. | 35 % |
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Yes, but I have held onto it for more than five years. | 46 % |
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No. I didn’t factor in the maintenance/renovations needed. | 4 % |
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No. I didn’t research the area as well as I should have. | 14 % |
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Yes. Walmart can negotiate better prices for consumers. | 45 % |
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Yes. Shareholders will benefit from Walmart’s business savvy. | 16 % |
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No. As a foreign multinational, profits are more likely to leave SA. | 21 % |
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No. Walmart has too much pricing power - SA suppliers will suffer. | 18 % |
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Unlimited live prices | 25 % |
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Market depth | 10 % |
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Advanced charting facilities | 8 % |
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Low commissions | 56 % |
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No, a foreign takeover would increase risk | 20 % |
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No, neither bank has sufficient experience in Africa | 16 % |
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Yes, both companies would be better than Old Mutual | 33 % |
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Yes, either company is a good fit for Nedbank | 31 % |
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BP will bounce back, as EXXON did in the 80s | 42 % |
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The costs will bankrupt the company | 10 % |
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BP will survive, but will take decades to recover | 34 % |
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The remnant of BP will be bought out by a competitor | 14 % |
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Larger government bailouts | 6 % |
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Austerity programmes | 25 % |
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Increased financial regulation | 19 % |
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A completely new economic paradigm | 51 % |
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Yes, and it worries me. | 10 % |
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Yes, but I'm ok. | 51 % |
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No, but I used to be. | 18 % |
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No, and I don't want a credit card! | 22 % |
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Julius Malema | 35 % |
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Helen Zille | 3 % |
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All senior public officials | 30 % |
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Listed company CEOs | 4 % |
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All of the above | 28 % |
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Gut instinct | 18 % |
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Company information | 14 % |
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Economic data | 16 % |
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All of the above, equally | 36 % |
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Advice from my broker | 16 % |
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Long-term positive effect | 17 % |
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Short-term positive effect | 50 % |
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No effect | 20 % |
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Negative effect | 13 % |
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