Have you had a look at the websites - Profile's Domestic Unit Trusts (fundsdata), as well as the Unit Trust tool on Moneyweb? I use these, in a general sense, to get a feeling of what each Unit Trust is buying or selling, who manages the Trust, what is the total value - that sort of thing. I am wary of Unit Trusts that are too large - while they may protect your value, they may not shoot the lights out. Having said that I have been buying AG Orbis Equity Feeder, and they have only returned me a gain of about 2% sincce inception 6 years ago....but I keet telling myself that this is my offshore hedge, and since its a monthly deduction, I am used to the cost. I will be ending this though at the end of this year. I also buy a bit of Kokkie's SIM Global Best Ideas Fund, again - another offshore hedge - but a small fund, so it could grow, and I like Kokkie. Local UTs - I like Nedbank Rainmaker - they have a good Management Team with Tim Allsop. But Cost of entry is a serious consideration - and maybe SATRIX is better there. AG is expensive! If you buy a gold bar, you pay VAT, I think. But maybe worth it. Nothing like having a chunk of gold under your pillow.