Simon Brown, Author at Just One Lap

Simon's 'till death do us part' portfolio (July 2016)

Video: Simon’s ’till death do us part portfolio’

Simon Brown 14 July 2016Learn Investing, Webinar and Video

Simon's 'till death do us part' portfolio (July 2016) This video is a follow up to the two JSE Direct episodes from 23 and 30 June when Simon discussed his methodology for finding awesome shares and then in the second podcast discussed his own portfolio in relation to his methodology (he calls the portfolio ‘till death ...

Podcast: Rating the results

Simon Brown 14 July 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Rating the results Simon Shares A lot of people worried abut DBXWD post Brexit, but the issue is it is global so the UK makes up only about 8% while EU is about 13%. I hold the ETF and continue to buy every month. The Just One La team has a monster busy week next ...

Video: Where in the World do I Invest?

Simon Brown 13 July 2016Webinar and Video

Where in the world do I invest? A presentation in partnership with Saxo Bank and ABSA Stock Brokers. Presenters: Robert van Eyden (Head ABSA Stock Brokers) & Steen Jakobsen (chief economist at Saxo Bank). Steen is as always controversial and intently dislikes politicians (all of them). He also thinks Brexit is a good thing, but ...

Podcast: Stock Broker vs. FSP

Simon Brown 7 July 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Stock Broker vs. FSP Simon Shares So Brexit is now a thing, or is it? Mostly it is confusion. Money Expo this Friday and Saturday. My 'till death do us part' portfolio webcast in next week Thursday at 8pm. Satrix Indi has been a star ETF with the best returns over 10 years at over ...

Podcast: Simon’s till death us part portfolio

Simon Brown 30 June 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Simon's till death us part portfolio Simon Shares In last weeks show I covered Porter's Five Forces for selecting awesome shares worthy of investing in. This week I delve into my personal 'til death do us part' portfolio explaining why I hold each share. Then we did a webcast where you can interrogate my selection and ...

Video: There is no secret and everyone is lying

Simon Brown 24 June 2016Power Hour, Webinar and Video

There is no secret and everyone is lying There is no secret and everyone is lying Geoff Blount Managing Director and Daniel Spoormaker Head of Trading of Bayhill Capital present this JSE Power Hour with a twist. Geoff talks about understanding shorting, leverage and CFDs, psychology of investing and becoming a hedge fund expert. Daniel ...

Podcast: Finding awesome stocks to invest in

Simon Brown 23 June 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Porter's Five Forces Finding awesome stocks to invest in Simon Shares I am traveling and then on leave, so this week I look at Porter's Five Forces and in next weeks podcast I follow this up by running my 'death do us part' portfolio of stocks through the process. Then a video whereby you asked questions ...

Video: Risk management for traders (12/12)

Simon Brown 22 June 2016Boot Camp, Learn Trading, Webinar and Video

Without proper risk management a trader goes bust sooner or later and likely it will be sooner. This presentation covers Stop loss (where, how, why); Position sizing; The 2% risk rule; The 6% portfolio rule; Managing fear and; Trailing vs. fixed stop loss

Positive self-talk

Simon Brown 21 June 2016Latest, TraderPetri

A boxing hero passed away recently and the internet went mad with tributes and messages of support. It sounds silly, but while watching some of the videos of Mohammed Ali in his prime, I noticed something that suddenly makes a lot of sense. He was always talking about, and telling anyone and everyone who would ...

Podcast: Hedge funds for everybody

Simon Brown 16 June 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Hedge funds for everybody Simon Shares MTN have concluded the Nigerian fine at around a third of the initially proposed fine. A good deal for the company but they should never have found themsleves in the position in the first place an I still do not like management and am not a buyer. Pick n ...