Simon Brown, Author at Just One Lap

Podcast: Doing risk right

Simon Brown 19 May 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Doing risk right A very long show this week (over an hour), but totally worth every second of listening. Last week I reflected on the Sanlam i3 Summit I attend and this week I speak with Roland Rousseau (Head of Barclays Risk Strategy Group) on his presentation at the conference. Roland is looking at this whole idea ...

Video: Using fundamentals and technicals (11/12)

Simon Brown 18 May 2016Boot Camp, Improve Trading, Webinar and Video

In this 11th Boot Camp of the current series Simon Brown, Just One Lap founder, will be focusing on using technicals and fundamentals. He covers; What’s the difference? Using them separately. Identifying quality sectors and stocks using Porters five forces Simon's own theory for finding the right fundamental price to pay Blending them together. Which ...

Video: Lazy trading system explained

Simon Brown 13 May 2016Improve Trading, Webinar and Video

The Lazy Trading System explained The Lazy Trading System explained The Lazy Trading System was designed by Simon Brown over ten years ago as a trading system that attempts to capture the large moves in the market using some very simple technical analysis. Over the years he has refined it and these days he’s using ...

Podcast: How do we get smarter?

Simon Brown 12 May 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

How do we get smarter? How do we get smarter? Simon Shares Calgro M3 (JSE code: CGR) results were great. We're seeing operational leverage coming through and a lot of projects seem to have only added a modest amount in this year with more coming in the new financial year and the memorial parks look ...

Podcast: Master class in investing

Simon Brown 5 May 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Master class in investing Simon Shares This week we look at a bond ETF, ASHINF. We're doing a webcast of the lazy trading system on the 12th at 8pm. Hlelo Giyose – First Avenue Investment Management Hlelo talks stocks but the conversation goes into much more than just some of his current preferred stocks. He ...

Podcast: Where to invest offshore?

Simon Brown 28 April 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Where to invest offshore? Where to invest offshore? Simon Shares Pick n Pay (JSE code: PIK) results show the turn around is very much working albeit the stock remains very expensive. But the margins are still way to slim at 2% and less than half that of Shoprite (JSE code: SHP). This has to be ...

Podcast: An investment check list

Simon Brown 21 April 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

An investment check list Simon Shares Everybody is freaking out on the Capital&Counties (JSE code: CCO) sell-off, some 50% off the highs of January. Really driven by three things: it had been flying, stronger ZAR against Sterling and concerns about Brexit. Long term not an issue, so if you love the stock nows your chance ...

Video: Psychology of trading (10/12)

Simon Brown 20 April 2016Boot Camp, Improve Trading, Webinar and Video

In our 10th, IG Boot Camp Simon Brown, founder of Just One Lap, tackles the issue of psychology of trading, by far the most important part of trading. Trading includes; charts, setups, risk management, entries and exits. While this all happens the real issue is our head and where we’re at. Losing or making money does ...

Video: Profiting in a volatile market

Simon Brown 14 April 2016Learn Investing, Power Hour, Webinar and Video

Profiting in a volatile market Profiting in a volatile market With more than a decade experience in the stock market and a regular in the media, Gary Booysen from Rand Swiss presents this JSE Power Hour. Gary will be helping us understand not only the current local and global market trends but he also focuses on volatility. ...

Podcast: Realistic expectations and success

Simon Brown 14 April 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Realistic expectations and success Realistic expectations and success Simon Shares The rand is back where it was when then Finance Minster Nene was fired. So everybody who was lamenting that they missed their chance to get money offshore into USD, here's your second chance. The NewFunds ILBI (JSE code: NFILBI) is our focus ETF this ...