2020 gave us all a new appreciation for the humble emergency fund. In this episode of The Fat Wallet Show we think about some steps you can take to prepare your money for the year ahead. Win of the week: Celma I turned 55 and had to visit my bank (Nedbank) a few months later. ...

If nothing else, 2020 was humbling. There were many things we thought we knew about the market, about gold, about interest rates and about predicting the future that just turned out to be not so. In this year-end episode of The Fat Wallet Show we share some thoughts and insights, as well as a nice ...

In honour of Christmas this Friday, this week’s episode is the first ever Fat Wallet fairytale, written by Suzanne for her daughter Nina.  Happy Holidays, everyone! Win of the week: Suzanne I just want to say thank you for the great work that you are doing. I know that we as a society tend to ...

Investing history teaches us success is all about asset allocation, as Grant Locke explains in this presentation. History is unfortunately annoyingly silent on what precisely the best asset allocation would be. Where does that leave those of us investing for the long haul? Should we pick a mix and stick to it? Should we adapt ...

Although they’ve fallen out of fashion, we like retirement products. In addition to a generous tax break, retirement funds prevent us from cheating our future selves out of money to do luxurious things like live indoors and eat food.  That said, if you’re prioritising investments, retirement products might not be the best place to start, ...