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ETF: Finding the right ETF

Kristia van Heerden 15 July 2020ETF Blog, Latest

"What should I buy?" This is the question we hear most often from first-time investors. It's an understandable impulse to leave the choice up to somebody else, but it matters that you make this decision on your own. Investing is about your financial security. You work for your money, and then your money works for ...

Video: Shorting, hedging & reversal patterns

Simon Brown 8 July 2020ThinkMarkets

Know your derivatives; Shorting Hedging Simon also covers reversal patterns. Find the rest of the series here. [adrotate banner="6"] The JSE now has an active China ETF, and it’s called PANDAThe JSE now has an active China ETF, and it’s called PANDA12 March 2026As Uncertainty Rules, Rate Cuts are GoneAs Uncertainty Rules, Rate Cuts are ...

ETF: Satrix China in IPO

Kristia van Heerden 8 July 2020ETF Blog, Latest

ETF issuer Satrix is in the process of listing a new Chinese exchange-traded fund (ETF). Until 14 July 2020, ETF investors seeking access to the Chinese economy can pick up ETF units at no brokerage cost in the initial public offering (IPO). Considering China is the second-largest economy in the world, gaining access to that ...

ETF: Concentration risk in ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 27 May 2020ETF Blog, Latest

In an ETF weighted by market capitalisation, your exposure to companies with rising value will increase as share prices rise, and decrease as share price falls. The risk is that over time your overall portfolio could inadvertently become over-exposed to a single sector or even share.

ETF: Understanding feeder funds

Kristia van Heerden 13 May 2020ETF Blog, Latest

Feeder funds allow issuers to offer offshore ETFs without having to buy the underlying shares. This means less administration and, importantly, lower fees. Satrix introduced feeder funds to the South African market with three offshore ETFs in 2017. Other ETF issuers have followed suit since. The 1nvest global range consists entirely of feeder funds. You may ...

ETF: Track your favourite with the JSE

Kristia van Heerden 29 April 2020ETF Blog, Latest

ETF investors don’t need to pay too much attention to daily market movements. Indices follow rules. Since ETF issuers take care of the rule following, us investors can basically just sit back and watch our assets grow. Traders and individual share investors rely heavily on performance data to keep track of the success of their ...

ETF: I’ve lost money!

Kristia van Heerden 8 April 2020ETF Blog, Latest

If you are new to ETFs, you probably feel bewildered. You’ve mustered the courage to transfer your money to a broker, you bought an ETF on the recommendation of a friend or based on your online research. You are a Serious Investor, so you’re ready to see the stock market at work. However, so far ...

ETF: Time travel on the JSE

Kristia van Heerden 11 March 2020ETF Blog, Latest

Checking local investments at the moment is a surefire way to experience instant regret. The weak currency is propping up our offshore investments, but those of us holding JSE-listed companies and ETFs are feeling the pain of short-term market movements in a real way. If, like me, your portfolio fell into a 20% hole overnight, ...

ETF: Even more tax-free money

Kristia van Heerden 4 March 2020ETF Blog, Latest

The impact of tax-free investing is so astronomical that it’s almost hard to believe. Just a 0.5% saving on dividend withholding tax (DWT) over a 40 year period amounts to R1.1m more in your portfolio (in today’s money). That’s not to be sneezed at! As of this year, each South African resident is entitled to ...

Cash Club: ETFs made easy

Njabulo Nsibande 17 September 2019Cash Club, Latest

So there I was, chilling at Victory Square in the beautiful city of Timisoara, Romania with a colleague of mine, when he asked me to explain what an ETF is. (I lent him my copy of Sam Beckbessinger’s Manage Your Money Like A F*cken Grownup to read on the plane.) My colleague is a health ...