…week. Tracking inflation linked bonds it sounds perfectly boring but actually looks really interesting for a broad ETF portfolio. Expectations. What are your expectations from your trading and/or investing? Are they reasonable? Are they hurting your ability to create wealth? We Get Mail Terrance I also hold Astoria (JSE code: ARA), I bought @ R15.14-…
Podcast: An investment check list
…to get more cheaper. Kristia van Heerden (Just One Lap CEO) tweeted some thoughts from last week’s podcast where I spoke about expectations. Her comment was that managing expectations doesn’t start with investing. It’s also about debt, hating on your job. These need fixing long before investing and certainly no investment will make your job…
Podcast: Where to invest offshore?
…the focus going forward if they have any hope of justifying the stretched valuation. MTN is getting money out of Iran, reportedly USD1billion and this certainly helps with the Nigerian fine, but once again this comes from third party sources not from the company via SENS. Steinhoff (JSE code: SNH) said it won’t raise its…
Podcast: Master class in investing
…delves into what makes great companies, how to spot them and when to buy them. An absolute master class in investing with many pointers on what makes for a great company and what to avoid. Download the audio file here or subscriber to our feed here or sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live or subscribe in iTunes….
Podcast: How do we get smarter?
How do we get smarter? How do we get smarter? Simon Shares Calgro M3 (JSE code: CGR) results were great. We’re seeing operational leverage coming through and a lot of projects seem to have only added a modest amount in this year with more coming in the new financial year and the memorial parks look…
Podcast: Doing risk right
…of asset or fund manager being outdated and suggesting we rather need risk managers. He has great original insights and ideas and this wide ranging conversation on risk has got me thinking a lot more about a lot of things. A new way of thinking about doing risk right. Real learning, I love it. Simon Download…
Podcast: A simple diverse ETF portfolio
A simple diverse ETF portfolio Simon Shares Balwin (JSE code: BWN) knocked their results out of the park, but my bigger picture concerns remain. Standard & Poors downgrade or not is next Friday. I did a Twitter poll that came in split by 1 vote. So nobody knows. Twitter poll on SP downgrade Complexity of…
Podcast: Can DIY investing beat the market?
Can DIY investing beat the market? Simon Shares PPC in real trouble. Management have let the company down by not spending up capex locally, not hedging their USD debt and now they need a massive rights issue. Will they survive? Are local markets pricing in a downgrade? Nobody knows either what Standard & Poors will…
Podcast: Getting to grips with fees
…year? Philip Regarding the debate of investing in the US or worldwide, why not invest in these 2 ETFs – namely, IXUS and ITO? I do not think you are going to find ETFs with lower fees, 0.03 and 0.14. The IXUS seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid-…
Podcast: What do derivatives stick to?
…the energy. For now, brace for impact. Kris Listen / download here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. iTunes submitted, still waiting for confirmation. Sign up here to receive an email every time a new show goes live. Meet the Just One Lap team at these live events Subscribe to Just One Lap Email Address…