…different approach, starting with current lifestyle expenses, traveling into the future and working back again. Catch the episode on justonelap.com on Monday. . . . #fatwallet #podcast #justonelap #retirement #savings #money #investment A post shared by Kristia Van Heerden (@fatwalletkris) on Nov 9, 2017 at 9:45pm PST If you started saving 15% of your salary…
Podcast: Index all the things
Following last week’s investment crisis episode, indices seem to be on everyone’s mind. We decided to dedicate this episode to all things index. Navi wanted to know which ETFs we’ll be investing in this year. The Ashburton 1200 looks very appealing for us both. Nobody saw this coming – least of all us. Frank Denys…
Podcast: Fear of starting
…to overcome those fears. Like Lesigisha pointed out last week, effective compounding depends more on time than money. This excellent Stealthy Wealth article illustrates that point very effectively. Links Frank was perplexed by this quote from a Moneyweb article, “Taxpayers may even include any capital gains that they are liable for in a particular year…
Podcast: Moving your tax-free account
…to provide for retirement have come out behind because they were sold products that didn’t have the investor’s best interests at heart. If you suspect you are holding a product that isn’t 100% geared to benefiting you, do something about it today. How do you know? Check your fees. There are very few financial products…
Podcast: ETFs in your 20s
…Listen / download here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. Subscribe or rate us in iTunes. Sign up here to receive an email every time a new show goes live. The Fat Wallet Show is a no-nonsense personal finance and investment podcast hosted by Kristia van Heerden and Simon Brown. Every week we answer questions by a growing audience…
Podcast: More money, more problems
…prize for the first time ever. Sam Beckbessinger is the author of Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup. She donated a copy of her book to one lucky Fat Wallet listener. Find out how to win it in this week’s show. You can find out more about the book here. Kris Listen / download here….
Podcast: Is this the right type of investment for me?
…first place. We want to feel comfortable ourselves, and we want our users to feel comfortable. Richardt let us know about a very cool tool for Sygnia investors. Sygnia has this excel sheet which allows you to select all the funds you like on the first tab for a Reg 28 compliant investment, and then…
Podcast: Factor-based investing
…to my dad that a R50 000 commission might sound like small change if you compare it to the final outcome of each of these investments. But consider this : R50 000 upfront commission Momentum borrows this against your investment at 10% interest per year for 10 years = -R79 290.00 Plus you lose a…
Podcast: What happens when I die?
…the world of compounding interest. Cobus is leaving the country and not sure how to save for retirement in the meantime. I’m 25 and have the opportunity to go work overseas. I don’t currently have plans to come back to SA. But I would like to start saving for my olden days and make compound…
Podcast: The spending ratio
…deals with the most common behavioural traps we fall into when it comes to our money. I caught myself making the most obvious one as I was reading Sam’s book – mental accounting. I caught myself before I made the mistake and saved R600! Not bad! In our conversation, she explains what mental accounting is,…