ETF Archives - Page 16 of 17

Podcast: Moody Moody’s and investing for income

Simon Brown 10 March 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Moody Moodys and investing for income Simon Shares Moodys did not downgrade us, but they did put us on review for a downgrade that will put us one notch above junk status. Then we'll have all three rating agencies on the same level with Standard & Poor heading the pack as we're on a negative ...

Podcast: Hasty exits and construction valuations

Simon Brown 3 March 2016Latest, WorldWide Markets

Hasty exits and construction valuations Simon Shares Clover (JSE code: CLR) has "decided to withdraw from future investments in Nigeria", seems hasty? Barclays exiting Africa selling off their ABSA (JSE code: BGA) stake, more hasty decisions? Nice boring results from Metrofile (JSE code: MFL), exactly as wanted. Big seller seems to now be gone after ...

Video: Global Trading (4/12)

Simon Brown 13 October 2015Boot Camp, Learn Trading, Webinar and Video

South Africans looking for off-shore exposure can turn to off-shore accounts, or opt for a locally listed exchange traded fund (ETF). In this session Just One Lap founder Simon Brown deals with global trading and global ETFs. He addresses: Global ETF Trading How to select international ETFs ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) Different accounts / currency Trade and/or ...

Podcast: CoreShares Top50 ETF

Web Admin 16 July 2015WorldWide Markets

This week's podcast is stock heavy. Just One Lap founder Simon Brown first talks to small- and midcap expert Keith McLachlan about the shares on his radar. Santova remains a firm favourite, and Keith sees value in Master Drilling, but can't seem to get excited about Rhodes Foods. In the second segment Simon talks to ...

Infographic: CoreShares Top50 weighting

Web Admin 15 July 2015Infographic

As an investor in South Africa the Top 40 has been a mainstay of our lives since forever. The First Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be issued was issued over the index (Satrix40 in November 2000) and we now have three other Top 40 ETFs on the index (STAN40 from Stanlib and the RMBT40 from RMB). ...

Infographic: ETF performance trumps active funds

Web Admin 8 July 2015Infographic

A tweet from Deborah Fuhr when she was in Johannesburg really caught our attention. Over one year 89% of local fund managers under-performed a SP Dow Jones Index. Frankly a shocking number that gets worse with time as 93% under performing over three years and 97% over five years! It turns out ETF performance trumps ...

Video: Tax Free Momentum ETF Portfolio

Web Admin 18 June 2015Learn Investing, Portfolio update, Webinar and Video

Simon Brown's tax free momentum ETF portfolio Tax is a real issue when trading Simon Brown's momentum strategy. You have to beat the benchmark by a decent margin after costs to ensure you're still ahead once tax has been deducted. The tax free savings accounts (TFSAs) offer a perfect vehicle to trade the momentum portfolio, ...

Video: When to sell long-term investments?

Web Admin 6 November 2014Learn Investing, Webinar and Video

Long-term investing is not only about finding the winning companies but also about holding them for long enough to ensure one makes serious profits. In a recent video on finding ten bagger stocks Keith McLachlan comments that a large part of getting a ten bagger is holding on for long enough to enable it to ...

Video: Building a core ETF portfolio

Web Admin 23 October 2014Learn Investing, Webinar and Video

Building a Core ETF Portfolio. We love Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and think everybody else should as well. So in this video we look at building a diverse portfolio across different asset classes, geographies and sectors using only locally SA listed ETFs suggesting a number of ETFs to include. The portfolio could be part of ...

Video: ETN or ETF, what’s the difference?

Web Admin 22 January 2013Learn Investing, Webinar and Video

ETF or ETN ETN or ETF South Africa started with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) over a decade ago but recent years has seen a listing boom in Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). Collectively we refer to them as Exchange Traded products, but for the investor what is the difference between an ETF and an ETN? This ...