JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Booming SA Inc. consumers?

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares GameStop closed at US$90 on Tuesday. Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO. Apple knockout results. Ford to spend R15.8billion on local plant upgrade. Upcoming events; Weekly, Wednesday at 5.30pm ~ Follow the Trader 18 February ~ Everything ETFs and tax-free investing Download the audio file here Subscribe to our feed here Sign up ...
The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Money and travel

Kristia van HeerdenLatest, The Fat Wallet

There’s nothing like lockdown to induce a bad case of wanderlust. 11 months into the biggest bummer of many of our lifetimes, it’s wonderful to hear some ordinary good news. Remember weddings? Lady Kablo certainly does. She got married in December. Lockdown is giving her a little time to think about what she’d like for ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: GameStop perfect craziness

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

Upcoming events; 18 February ~ JSE Power Hour: ETFs and tax-free investing GameStop perfect craziness Three things came together to push this stock up +20x in a week; Massive short position Option buying Markets love stories Simon dissects the three explains how it all played out and why it is perfectly legal. GameStop daily chart ...

Retire: Tax on lump sums

Carina JoosteLatest, Retire

When you retire, you can take a third of your retirement savings as a single payment or lump sum. The first R500,000 is tax-free. All previous withdrawals are added together and considered when determining the tax liability on the lump sum payment. This is called the principle of aggregation and it means that later benefits ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Predictions 2021

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

2021 predictions show Every year Marc Ashton, Keith McLachlan and Simon Brown do a predictions show. Three wild and woolly predictions for the markets followed by a call on the Top40 and ZAR for the year ahead. Importantly we start each show with a review of the previous year's predictions and you’ll find the 2020 predictions show here. Download ...