We are still running our survey. Please take two minutes to help us here. Around the beginning of every year we notice a strange phenomenon. Energised by the holidays and inspired to turn life into an everlasting vacation, investors start searching for the investment Holy Grail. “What is the one, hot thing that will finally liberate me from the shackles of employment?” The opportunity that generates the most excitement changes every year, but the pattern is the same. Newbies and impatient veterans alike flock to alternative assets, penny stocks or underdog listed companies believed to be the next hot thing. This is an especially alarming tendency in first-time investors who have no other savings or investments to fall back on. Some of the questions we’ve seen this year are: Is it wise to buy Aveng shares now? Has anyone invested in the alternative stock exchange on the JSE? If you have, how does it work ? I'm looking to invest in penny shares through my bank FNB, how do I go abou...