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The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Moving your tax-free account

Kristia van Heerden 5 March 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

We can finally move our tax-free accounts - in theory. In this week’s episode, we consider the curious case of Rama, who is getting properly shafted in their tax-free account. We use their misfortune to help you work out whether you should be moving your tax-free account. We also issue some warnings about being on ...

ETF: How local is your Top40?

Kristia van Heerden 28 February 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Geographical earnings is an important consideration when putting together an ETF portfolio. Avoiding over-exposure to a particular region protects your portfolio from geopolitical instability. Local pension and retirement annuities (RAs) have to be Regulation 28 compliant. Until a week ago, 75% of these funds had to be invested locally. Add an ordinary Top 40 ETF ...

Money Hacks: Swaddle your geyser

Kristia van Heerden 27 February 2018Latest, Money hacks

Early retirement hopeful, blogger and all-round nice guy Stealthy Wealth understands the easiest way to save money is to reduce his cost of living. He recently installed a geyser blanket that ended up saving him a fortune.

Podcast: Fear of starting

Kristia van Heerden 26 February 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

Your first investment will scare you half to death. Don’t let anyone tell you different. We’ve all felt that terror (some of us more than once). We all came out the other end secure in the knowledge that we are now among the select few who Invest in the Market. Hannes, a Just One Lap ...

Podcast: The low income episode

Kristia van Heerden 19 February 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

For many South Africans, saving simply isn’t an option. Either they don’t earn enough to be able to save, or they have too many familial obligations to do so. In this episode we offer some tips on things you can start doing on a very low income to put yourself in a better financial position ...

Podcast: CGT hacking failed

Kristia van Heerden 12 February 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

For a moment there I got excited. I blame Peter Hood, who dangled the capital gains avoidance carrot dangerously close. Peter’s theory is elegant: Use your capital gains allowance each year to offload your cheap ETF units at a profit and then buy them back at a higher price. Your cost per unit goes up ...

Podcast: Index all the things

Kristia van Heerden 5 February 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

Following last week’s investment crisis episode, indices seem to be on everyone’s mind. We decided to dedicate this episode to all things index. Navi wanted to know which ETFs we’ll be investing in this year. The Ashburton 1200 looks very appealing for us both. Nobody saw this coming - least of all us. Frank Denys ...

Podcast: Can one ETF rule them all?

Kristia van Heerden 29 January 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

Did Dale Towert ruin our lives, our business and possibly the ETF industry? Turns out Dale is a powerful guy. He sent a link to the “Investing Demystified” video series by Lars Kroijer and immediately changed the way I think about ETFs. In the videos, Kroijer makes an argument for a single world-wide ETF combined ...

ETF: CoreShares launches offshore dividend ETF

Kristia van Heerden 24 January 2018ETF Blog, Latest

Successful investing requires both time and patience, but dividends are an excellent reminder that acquiring assets is fun. Dividend-centric ETFs are an excellent vehicle for those who rely on income from investments, but have a long enough time horizon to withstand equity risk. Locally, the CoreShares Dividends Aristocrats ETF invests in companies that consistently pay ...

Podcast: Your financial weak spots

Kristia van Heerden 22 January 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

The below letter from one of our listeners stopped us in our tracks. So often we have no control over the course our lives would take. The challenge is to ensure our finances are in a position to sustain crises. In this episode, we talk about how to spot our own financial weaknesses and how ...