…was talking about. The intent always was to talk about what bonds are and how they work, but I got excited and ended up doing exactly what The Fat Wallet tries to combat. @kristiavh I still dont understand bonds. Never even heard of corporate bonds. What difference between that and a share? — Charmaine (@charmaine59)…
Podcast: Short zombie stocks
Short zombie stocks Short zombie stocks Simon Shares Did you sell your dogs? Keith McLachlan commented on Conduit Capital and it’s not all wannabe Berkshire Hathaway. Second session in the first Trading Master Class with IG was on Tuesday. We’re looking at a CFD trading plan and this session went live on the IG platform…
Podcast: Homeownership is the new broke
…in this episode before you commit to buying, though. Understanding the full financial impact of your decisions is a really big part of responsible adulting. Below is a list of the factors we included in the price of buying a home. I assumed structural insurance is always part of the deal, but Simon pointed out…
Podcast: Share buyback, or sale?
Are share buybacks an indication that a company is trading on the cheap, or a sure sign that management has run out of good business ideas? In this episode of The Fat Wallet Show, I try to figure out how share buybacks affect investors. From time to time, a company will buy and destroy some…
Podcast: What the fund return?
We spend a lot of time at listening to debates on whether low-cost index investing is better than paying someone to manage your money. During these debates, there’s invariably a chart that compares the performance of a fund against an index. The problem is that fund returns aren’t always represented in the same way. Sometimes…
Podcast: Value for money
…very messy, dangerous underbelly of money to sell you products that make you feel safe. As consumers of those products, we feel everything but safe and comfortable in the world of money. We hope having frank, messy conversations about money helps you to do the same. Kris Listen / download here. Subscribe to our RSS…
Podcast: Finding a local Berkshire Hathaway?
…for a company to model themselves on Berkshire Hathaway. We Get Mail Caroline Richemont (JSE code: CFR) has been falling steadily for nearly a year and is down 26.59%. Is it now regarded as a “Dog”???? Or because it is in your Death Do Us Part portfolio has it become a “Puppy”? Question – have…
Podcast: Where to for the Rand?
…to my question. With regulation stopping the building of a Berkshire lookalike wont it be a viable option for a DIY investor to buy say 5 or 6 REITs and use the income out of that as money to buy listed companies? Download the audio file here or subscribe to our feed here or sign up for email alerts as a…
Podcast: Questions, questions, questions
…while Bidcorp (JSE code: BID) had great HEPS growth. We know the story and why they split, one local one offshore. Nigerian GDP stays negative and country is now in a technical recession. More tough times for local companies operating in that market. I am being asked if I am selling the gold stocks in…
Podcast: Shanks for renting
It’s really great to be part of a community – especially when it’s a community of excellent individuals. While many didn’t love what we had to say in our homeownership podcast, almost all of the feedback was of the intelligent allow-me-to-disagree variety. There wasn’t even a light shanking. I am grateful. We should all hang…