The best way to protect your money is by diversifying. This week we show you how the MAPPS Growth ETF takes care of diversification on your behalf.
ETF: How to buy the whole world
In this episode of The Fat Wallet Show, Simon and I discussed the merits of a single ETF strategy based on this Lars Kroijer video. By the end of the episode I land on an ETF investment strategy that is simple and easy to implement. I want exposure to all the world’s markets, weighted by ...
Video: Pro-active passive management
Nerina Visser of etfSA is one of the foremost Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) experts in South Africa and while Just One Lap takes the one ETF to rule them all approach, Nerina takes a much more nuanced approach. In this JSE Power Hour Nerina focuses on how to analyse and evaluate individual ETFs for their suitability for ...
ETF: The African property ETF
As any South African retailer with high hopes can tell you, doing business in Africa is not without its obstacles. Those who manage to make it work, however, can be richly rewarded. Cloud Atlas is a boutique South African ETF issuer specialising in access to African markets. In June 2018, the company made it possible ...
ETF: The new CoreShares Property ETF
Does anything sound more appealing to an ETF investor than dividend income that covers your living expenses? The problem with this strategy is that dividends aren’t reliable. It’s up to the management of a listed company to determine whether or not they want to share profits in a given year. Predicting whether you’ll receive a ...
Retire: Understanding regulation 28
We briefly touched on Regulation 28 in the RA, pension or provident fund? blog. In this blog, we’re zoning in on this Pension Funds Act directive. Here’s what you need to know: Regulation 28 helps to protect your retirement savings. It does this by regulating your retirement fund contributions’ maximum exposure to the different asset ...
ETF: How local is your Top40?
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 ...