Cash Club: ETFs made easy

Njabulo NsibandeCash 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 ...
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ETF: Volatility ETFs explained

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

This year, Absa introduced three new ETFs that aim to capitalise on the relationship between risk and return. (If that sentence scared you to death, hang in there. It will make more sense later in this article.) The products aim to minimise the amount of money investors can lose when markets are scary. They do ...
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ETF: Understanding the Ashburton 1200 ETF

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

This ETF is now owned by FNB and the code is FNBEQF. Once we start investing, most of us are in pursuit of the perfect investment. What we want, of course, is the unicorn that goes to the moon the day after we invested. Luckily, we understand our ability to find that needle in the ...
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ETF: Understanding the NewFunds ILBI

Kristia van HeerdenETF Blog, Latest

Effective 1 March 2023, this ETF  is now the Satrix ILBI ETF (JSE code: STXIFL) Being able to retire would be impossible if our investments didn't beat inflation over time. The Satrix ILBI ETF (STXIFL) invests in inflation-linked government bonds in an attempt to preserve your buying power. As we explain here, inflation is when ...