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The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Homeownership is the new broke

Kristia van Heerden 8 August 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

Given our political history, it’s hardly surprising that South Africans take homeownership very seriously. Many young South Africans will be the first homeowners in their family. Like so many financial decisions, homeownership is emotionally charged. However, once you start running the numbers it’s difficult to make a financial case for buying a home. Episode 11. ...

Podcast: Bonds, revisited

Kristia van Heerden 1 August 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

Ten whole episodes, and not a single rock thrown at us! I’m surprised and delighted. This week we kick off with quite a bit of feedback on previous endeavours. Thanks for taking the time to write us. I’m even grateful to George, who came to Magnus’ defence after last week’s episode. There’s enough space on ...

Podcast: Killing ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 25 July 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

Let’s start this week with a slow clap for Magnus Heystek. In a single article, he managed to troll an entire industry. Well done, sir. You got me. Post #fatwallet #podcast recording. We get to hang out with @michaelavery at Melrose Arch today. #classicfm A photo posted by Kristia Van Heerden (@k_r_isis) on Jul 20, ...

Podcast: The perks of being Village Idiot (and bonds)

Kristia van Heerden 18 July 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

The Fat Wallet Show is a weekly humble pie eating contest (on iTunes, for all the world to witness, as of this week). For about the first six months after joining Just One Lap, I left every meeting with a list of things to Google. Half a year in, I finally knew enough to start ...

Podcast: Too cool for retirement annuities?

Kristia van Heerden 11 July 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

At Just One Lap, we don’t shy away from financial products. If it exists, odds are you can find it in our archives. We do, however, have an Achilles heel. We don’t like talking about retirement annuities. Personally I have no qualms with them. I wasted the first decade of my earning life getting shafted ...

Podcast: Hedging for boring investors

Kristia van Heerden 4 July 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

A completely risk-free investment is pretty much a unicorn. Even cash in the bank loses value over time as inflation rises. Hedging is a word obnoxious trader types use to describe investment strategies aimed at protecting your portfolio from losing money. Traders mostly hedge using derivative products, but I steer clear of the d-word as ...

Podcast: Arbitrage is like being Batman

Kristia van Heerden 27 June 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

The more questions I ask about investing, the more questions I have. While talking derivatives last week, Simon mentioned arbitrage. It’s a term smart folks like to use at investment conferences. When they do, I nod and hope people can’t really smell fear. Doofus and Smarty Pants recording #fatwallet this morning. I'll let you decide ...

Podcast: What do derivatives stick to?

Kristia van Heerden 20 June 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

Recording Fat Wallet #4. I finally stump @simon_brown_za in this one! A photo posted by Kristia Van Heerden (@k_r_isis) on Jun 15, 2016 at 3:21am PDT Sometimes it seems like derivatives exist simply to vex me. I know, academically, that the world doesn’t revolve around me, but seriously derivatives: what the hell? In this episode ...

Podcast: Churn in ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 13 June 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

I like to think about investment fees. A man in a clown suit can lure me into a panelled van with a cheap ETF. Over the last week or so, however, I’ve come to realise that an ETF’s price tag is only one part of a much bigger picture. Yes, Big Bad Industry, I realise ...

Podcast: Fund(s) of funds with Keith Mclachlan

Kristia van Heerden 6 June 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

Fund of funds with Keith Mclachlan Fund of funds are the Russian nesting dolls of investment. When you strip away all the layers, are you left with fees or profit? In the second episode of The Fat Wallet Show, Simon and I bedevil industry boytjie and small caps fund manager Keith Mclachlan about these products. ...