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ETF: Global property 40 in SA

Kristia van Heerden 27 February 2019ETF Blog, Latest

The S&P Global Property 40 index invests in the 40 biggest and most liquid property companies that fall within the S&P Global broad market index (BMI). In South Africa, both CoreShares and Sygnia offer ETFs that track this index. Global property investments typically offer a wider variety of property companies than local indices. Included in ...

The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Where are my tax-free returns?

Kristia van Heerden 25 February 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

The longer we do this, the more evidence we find in favour of doing tax-free investments before any other kind of investing. To do that, you need to understand why paying no tax makes a huge difference to how much money you end up with. You also need to understand that there’s a difference between ...

ETF: CSEW40 – your vote factors

Kristia van Heerden 20 February 2019ETF Blog, Latest

On Monday CoreShares announced its intent to change the methodology and name of the CoreShares Equal-Weighted Top 40 (CSEW40). Holders of the CSWE40 will be given an opportunity to vote for or against the changes through their stockbrokers until 1 April. Should the changes be approved by 25% of CSEW40 shareholders, the new methodology and ...

Podcast: The right time to buy and sell

Kristia van Heerden 18 February 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

This community is all about not leaving money on the table. Buying and selling shares at the right time can have a long-term impact on the performance of your portfolio. This week we discuss two questions relating to timing buying and selling shares and ETFs. Win of the week: Mukhtaar, for solving the tax on ...

ETF: Understanding the NewFunds NewSA ETF

Kristia van Heerden 13 February 2019ETF Blog, Latest

This week, we feature South Africa’s only broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) ETF. The NewFunds NewSA ETF invests in South African companies based on their B-BBEE compliance ratings. The product allows investors to back companies that are committed to transformative, ethical business practices that benefit the South African economy. Building wealth requires rational decision-making. Too ...

Podcast: Should I know how to trade?

Kristia van Heerden 11 February 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

I’m often curious about the finances of people who want to take on some alternative way of making money in financial markets - be it trading or Bitcoin. More often than not, people who are convinced that a single asset or event will solve all their problems don’t yet have solid a financial foundation. Similarly, ...

ETF: Wild and tax-free

Kristia van Heerden 6 February 2019ETF Blog, Latest

For us money nerds, February is not the month of love, but the Hallowed Month of Tax. What’s the best kind of tax, you wonder? The kind you don’t ever have to pay! In this bonus podcast, Wild and Tax-Free, we get some friends together to chat all things tax-free savings. Joining us in is ...

Podcast: Starting over

Kristia van Heerden 4 February 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

Since talking about money is my day job, it’s easy to assume that I have no financial anxieties. That’s not the case. Money speaks to such a primal part of our humanity. I think everyone is susceptible to a degree of fear around their ability to meet the basic needs of themselves and their families. ...

Podcast: Making the most of tax February

Kristia van Heerden 28 January 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

Tax is probably the only thing I managed to get right about my finances when I first started working. I had no idea what was going on, but I was sufficiently scared of the government to pay someone else to deal with it. The R800 rebate I got that year might as well have been ...

ETF: Understanding the GIVI SA Resource 15 ETF

Kristia van Heerden 23 January 2019ETF Blog, Latest

Since the South African investment universe is small, we get a front-row seat to the impact of diversification during every market cycle. Historically the South African economy relied heavily on the resources sector. While we're no longer a resource-heavy economy, our mines and energy businesses tend to shine when the rest of the economy suffers. ...