The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Retirement and tax

Kristia van HeerdenLatest, The Fat Wallet

I recently realised, to my horror, that pension fund and retirement annuity providers are winning at consumer education. With my first job came an onslaught of pension fund providers vying to communicate with my broke ass. I didn’t know how to budget, how to manage my debt, how to navigate myself out of a brown ...

Podcast: Dischem, CellC & Calgro

Simon BrownLatest, WorldWide Markets

Simon Shares Pick n Pay (JSE code: PIK) results. Everybody loves them but I am not wowed. Operating margin of 1.5% up from 1.3% is tiny. By comparison Shoprite (JSE code: SHP) is 5.6% and Spar (JSE code: SPP) is 2.8%. Like for like constant currency turnover grew 3.8% against selling price inflation of 5.5%, ...

ETF: New international ETFs by CoreShares

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

CoreShares’ two new offshore ETFs are the first to launch since I became ETF Nerd #1 and boy, am I excited! Come November I’ll be able to get my offshore kick with a local flavour. With the drama still unfolding at Deutsche Bank, offshore options from a local ETF provider seem particularly well-timed. Fortune apparently ...

Making tax returns less daunting

Donna WillanLatest, Money cents

I am so tired of my tax return shadowing me for months - like a trip to the dentist, you know you are going to do it anyway and it will be fine when you get there. Just do it now and get it over with! Just like the dentist, when I get around to it, preparing ...

Podcast: Hello junk

Simon BrownLatest, WorldWide Markets

Simon Shares Fees feedback. Seems some active managers are getting serious about fees. But still not 100% in favour of client who pays the fees and some have done odd things. But nobody came back and said my ideas of last week were truly horrid, nor eve slightly horrid. Just last week I was commenting ...

ETF: Rand panic and your ETFs

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

The rand took a nose dive yesterday as news broke that finance minister Pravin Gordhan has been summoned to appear in court on charges of fraud. Bank shares also took a beating, which could be worrisome for holders of FINI ETFs. With the news of Deutsche Bank still fresh, it seems there’s nothing but chaos ...