Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Kristia van Heerden”
We’re 100 episodes old*, so we might as well talk about death. Edwin is turning out to be our most philosophical user – you’ll remember him from before. This week, we help him figure out what will happen to his investments when he dies.
Factor-based investing is nothing new. The idea that certain shares will give higher returns over time is the premise behind the entire asset management industry. Factor-based ETFs are as interesting for their weighting as their methodology. In this episode, we talk about whether factor-based investing has a place in passive investing.
Growing up, investments weren’t often a topic of conversation. Even so, I knew that people got rich from property. I don’t ever remember someone telling me this outright. I knew for sure we weren’t the people getting rich. Still, it’s just one of those “universal truths” I absorbed as a kid.
UPDATE: As of 1 October 2018, savings bonds no longer bypass deceased estates. Find more information here.
At our most recent Power Hour, One Lapper Chris pointed out that government retail savings bonds pay out to your dependants when you die. He suggested using these as an alternative to funeral policies.
We spend so much time talking about bad financial products. Is there such a thing as a good financial product? If so, where would you find them? In this episode, we provide a checklist for buying financial products.
This is another themed-by-serendipity episode. Last week Edwin mailed with a dilemma: how do you choose between being a good citizen/family member and having money? Whatever you spend on your family, kids or pets or donate to charity is money not going towards your savings goals. Does that mean you should forego those things altogether?
