On June 11 2020, almost five years ago, the FM published an article focusing on me and my views on choosing between offshore and onshore equity markets, as far as personal investments are concerned. The headline on a balanced article, “How Magnus Heystek became SA’s Dr Doom”, was more alarmist, earning me a moniker which, to this day, hasn’t completely been erased.

My immediate reaction was to furiously pen a reply, thundering away at all the reasons why I am right and everyone else is wrong, but then I stopped, reminding myself of the old Arabian saying: “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”..

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