You want to start saving for your first car which costs R300 000. You decide to save by investing in an equity index for 5years. You know that you will receive R25000 from your graduate program next year so you decide that you will invest R2500 a month into the index for 5 years. If the equity index

You want to start saving for your first car which costs R300 000. You decide to save by investing in an equity index for 5years. You know that you will receive R25000 from your graduate program next year so you decide that you will invest R2500 a month into the index for 5 years. If the equity index

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