We analyse Madalet Sessions, multi-asset portfolio manager at Denker Capital. If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be? It’s boring and clichéd, I know, but I would buy Berkshire Hathaway stock. The business is diversified, geared to growth in the US and managed by a culture that values all the right things — long-term sustainable value creation over short-term profits. Which talent would you most like to have? I wish I was better at persuasion. What was your first job? During my matric year and all through my first few years at varsity I made pies in my parents’ shop during the holidays. How much was your first pay cheque and what did you do with it? R800 a month and, unfortunately, it’s too long ago to remember what I did with it. If you could turn back time, what would you change in your life? I would have started hiking earlier on. There is so much of the world that can only be explored on foot. If you could fix one thing in SA ...
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