A common complaint amongst South Africa’s tax-paying citizens is our high tax rate when compared to the rest of the world. We aren’t saying this is not true (South Africa rated as the country with the 12th highest personal income tax rate in 2018), but we want to clarify how the SARS tax brackets work…
Podcast: The economy is broken
…this point. Lots of hysteria about the CompCom declaring mobile operators must reduce data fees by 30%-50%. Firstly read the actual report, this is a recommendation for ICASA to deal with if the telcos don’t respond within two months. Secondly, remember when ICASA enforced reduced interconnect rates? According to the telcos this was the end…
Video: Position your portfolio for 2020
…holds with US election in November, Brexit (perhaps, maybe) and trade wars still battering the global economy. Where does an investor hide, or do we even need to hide? What geographies and sectors will perform best and as always what about the Rand and commodity prices? This event answers these questions and more and is…
Podcast: Understanding a risk parity portfolio
…for a tax-free or discretionary portfolio. Some links we refer to during the interview; Managed volatility JSE Direct interview. Managed volatility ETF blog. MAPPS Protect. MAPPS Growth. 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…
Podcast: FTSE 100 structured product
FTSE 100 structured product In the last show for 2019 Simon chats to Viv Govender and Gary Booysen from Rand Swiss on their latest structured product. This time it is an auto call over the FTSE100 in US$. We also chat a bit about Brexit and what it actually means; good, bad or ugly. Download…
Podcast: Predictions 2020
…predictions show here. 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. JSE Direct is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been…
Video: OUTvest ONEfee, a 0.2% RA
OUTvest introduce their ONEfee retirement annuity (RA) product that offers a flat R4,500 annual all-in fee or 0.2% when the RA is worth more than R2.25million. In this video Grant Locke from OUTvest introduces the new offering that is expected to shake up the retirement industry. Download the presentation OUTvest -ONEfee Launch Presentation Final. Meet…
Podcast: Updates and discounts
…to close the discount that exists. But as Piet Viljoen of RE:CM points out in the Tweets below, it’s not likely to work. 1. Firstly, one has to recognize that the market is generally right about things, and it pays to listen to it. So what is the market saying when an investment holding company…
Podcast: Restructuring my portfolio
…(JSE code: BAT) executives will get a R200million golden handshake after the rights issue in place to save the company and move control to Ethos. You can’t make this stuff up. Upcoming events; 20 February ~ A new Tax-free year starts Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a…
Podcast: The law of large numbers
…as a service and cloud computing but the story is bigger, edge computing. Certainly the story is no longer Windows. Edge computing is the vast number of small devices that are invading our homes, offices and lives. Examples are; streaming music and movies, smart bulbs, security systems and virtual assistants. This is just a few…