JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: How lucky are your investments?

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Trade wars are back, but this time 'only' 10% on US$300billion of goods. No surprises? China is responding by allowing their currency to weaken to decade lows. Fed cuts 0.25%. Trump says that's not enough, but he is priming an excuse. He has an election next year and if the market / economy ...
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ETF: Understanding the Satrix Emerging Market ETF

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

While South Africa itself is an emerging market, local investors hoping to access other emerging economies have had limited options in the past. These days, we can conveniently access emerging market economies, including the economies of our neighbours, using ETFs. Tip: We discuss the difference between developed and emerging economies in this podcast. 2017 saw the ...
The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Rookie errors

Kristia van HeerdenLatest, The Fat Wallet

Making mistakes is a great way to learn. Someone can explain diversification a hundred times without ever having the same impact as one share dragging down your entire portfolio. At Just One Lap, we like mistakes almost as much as we like questions. We know - mostly from experience - each mistake gets you closer ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Momentum is back

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Shoprite* (JSE code: SHP) trading update sees full year profits down. But the real point is that the second half of the year was way better than the first half as they fixed DC and IT issues and had no further strike action. But it is still tough with lots of products in ...
The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: If not equities, what?

Kristia van HeerdenLatest, The Fat Wallet

We can all assume the chief economist at Stanlib knows a thing or two about the world. Imagine my alarm when I read he thinks we need to fall out of love with equities. Thankfully the headline was just clickbait and Kevin Lings said nothing about Bitcoin. If you let yourself read beyond the headline ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: How many shares to buy?

Simon BrownJSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Kumba (JSE code: KIO) results saw production down, but with the average selling price up 57% at US$108 / tonne - they shot the lights out. But this is surely the top here? Rumours are that Vale has iron ore on the water heading for China and slower Chinese GDP may hit demand, ...

Wealthy Maths: Spending percentage

Stealthy WealthLatest, Wealthy Maths

Knowing the percentage of money that goes towards each expense category can be more useful than knowing the rand amount, because it allows you to see if your spending reflects your priorities.