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ETF: Total return ETFs explained

Kristia van Heerden 21 March 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Note: New legislation regarding the availability of total return ETFs is expected in the first half of 2023 In this week’s Fat Wallet Show, we talk about the tax implications of investing in a total return ETF. In this article we’ll flesh out the discussion. We’ll explain what a total return ETF is, who might ...

ETF: Are cheaper ETFs better?

Kristia van Heerden 19 July 2017ETF Blog, Latest

The local ETF market continues to expand. Greater competition in the space achieved what greater competition always achieves - lower prices. We’ll never complain about low investment costs, but having so many similar ETFs to choose from is causing some anxiety. If two index-trackers track the same index, the one with a lower TER will ...

The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Offshore ETFs and currency moves

Kristia van Heerden 22 May 2017Latest, The Fat Wallet

Back in the bad old cabinet reshuffle days, I made some money trading my tax-free savings account. In that account, I was invested in the DBXWD and CSP500. The cabinet reshuffle led to a nauseating drop in the rand. The currency drop, in turn, resulted in an elating increase in the value of my dollar-denominated ...