Last week, we spoke about the basic concepts you need to understand to make good financial choices. We recap those this week, because understanding these concepts will change the way you think about your money. To recap, they are: Interest Inflation Compounding Assets Indices and index-tracking products We also discuss the different types of expenses…
Podcast: Trader or investor? Or both?
…not coming down. MTN (JSE code: MTN) update was bleak. It finally gave us real numbers and shows it is down by about two thirds compared to 2015, which is pre-Nigeria. Local markets toying with all-time highs but unable to break higher. Understanding ETF TER ratios. Upcoming events; JSE Power Hour: Getting trading right with…
Podcast: All time highs
…the elephant in the room? Or am I mistaken? Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated…
Podcast: Back to Bitcoin (BTC)
…sales projections.”. Up coming events; JSE Power Hour: Getting trading right with Trader Petri The Traders Life: The process with IG and Simon Brown JSE Power Hour: Disruptions or Innovation * I hold ungeared positions. Back to Bitcoin I did a Bitcoin (code: BTC) podcast in March and nobody cared . Another in June and…
Podcast: The index weighted by love
…index were entirely made up by me. I was drunk with power. We received 22 submissions between Monday and Wednesday morning. Since some listeners liked the same companies, we decided to give more weighting to companies that received more nominations. We are therefore happy to announce the world’s first index weighted by love. Probably. What…
ETF: Understanding the Satrix MSCI World ETF
…highly diversified ETF investing in 23 countries and 1653 companies in the developed world. The ETF’s nearly 63% exposure to the USA makes it appealing to investors interested in global household names like Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. However, its exposure in 22 regions outside of the US ensures that weightings in companies listed in other…
Podcast: Scams and the amazing Shoprite
…code: IMP) wins the award for stupidest thing in a SENS announcement “The major reason for the decline in HEPS from the comparative period is that the prior year gross profit declined to a gross loss in the current year.” BHP Billiton* (JSE code: BIL) results show them back on track. Reducing debt, paying dividends…
Video: Traders Life: The process
…frames for trading and their impacts on our life style and trading profitability. Types of systems, focusing on simple. Style of exits that leave our time free. Markets / underlyings to trade (indices, FX, equity, commodities). Download the PDF here. View The Traders Life series Meet the Just One Lap team at these free live…
Podcast: Investment clubs
We often speak to people who want to set up investment clubs. I like to fly solo, especially when it comes to money, so I never really paid attention to it. Of course, now that I might have to set one up, they suddenly seem a lot more interesting. We’ve been chatting to Njabulo Nsibande…
Podcast: Ignore the fear (remember Greece?)
Ignore the fear Simon Shares Capitec* (JSE code: CPI) trading update is looking for HEPS to be 15%-18% higher. Modest for a 27x PE stock with consensus being 18.7%. The DB x-tracker ETFs will see their name change on Monday 18 September as Sygnia completes the purchase process. The new name is Sygnia Itrix and…