JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Thursday, July 3 2014:

1. Choosing a financial adviser? What to look out for. Critical skill #1 

2. South African consumers are ready to crack

3. Go the whole hog - how ‘Woolies', PnP face the horrors of pig farming

4. Re-thinking the equity glide path into retirement 

5. SA economy in danger of missing global upswing - but it's not too late   

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