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Podcast: Bombastic billionaires

Simon Brown 12 November 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares US elections, everybody knows who won except the orange one and the GOP. Vaccine news from Pfizer and BioNTech has changed market behaviour. Banks and consumer stocks now the rage while tech and gold is falling. Locally banks are flying. Fini15 daily chart Interesting to see the JSE All Share up circa 14.4% ...

Video: Searching for income

Simon Brown 6 November 2020Power Hour, Video Invest, Webinar and Video

Locally interest rates are the lowest they've been in generations with prime at 7% after starting the year at 10%. This puts serious pressure on investors looking for income both in their investments and saving deposits. The traditional high yields from listed property have collapsed and even those listed stocks, such as banks, with traditional ...

Podcast: Finding infrastructure stocks

Simon Brown 5 November 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares US Election results pretty much playing as expected. Trump doing well in early counting but some important states still to come but he has declared victory and is heading for the courts. Upcoming events; 05 November ~ JSE Power Hour: Searching for income 19 November ~ JSE Power Hour: Twenty years of ETFs Download ...

Podcast: A robust strategy

Simon Brown 22 October 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Distell Group (JSE code: DHG) issued a solid update albeit short on numbers with one exception. They reduced net debt by some R1.7billion which is a massive number. Pick n Pay (JSE code: PIK) is heading into Nigeria and the market is worried as Nigeria is littered with the bodies of corporate South ...

Podcast: Bankruptcy

Simon Brown 15 October 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares PPC (JSE code: PPC) results. The $150million debt in the DRC is the problem. If they solve that they'll do a rights issue. If not they're bankrupt. The president's speech on Thursday should give them some hope as he likely promises lots of energy and infrastructure spending. Balwin (JSE code: BWN) results. Not ...

Podcast: Where’s the cash?

Simon Brown 8 October 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares How to fix the JSE, some great ideas by Keith McLachlan. SARB buys R39.4billion of local government bonds in the secondary market in September. French Canal+ takes 6.5% stake in Multichoice (JSE code: MCG). Shoprite* (JSE code: SHP) says their loyalty program is a huge part of them gaining R4billion in market share? ...

Podcast: Presidential markets

Simon Brown 1 October 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Day 188 of lockdown. August CPI 3.1%. Everybody now suddenly knows about the expanded unemployment rate? Capitec* (JSE code: CPI) results were as always solid. Hit hard by the pandemic, but resilient. Valuations are rich, as always. Alviva (JSE code: AVV). Remember old Pinnacle, once a darling and then hit by claims of ...

Podcast: Missing the bus

Simon Brown 24 September 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Day 181 of lockdown. The Tongaat (JSE code: TON) deal to sell their starch unit to Barloworld for R5.35billion is happening and the Tongaat share price loved the news. We're seeing a strong bounce locally while the US markets are also having a better run, risk back on (for now). But what was ...

Podcast: Buying after the lockdown

Simon Brown 17 September 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Day 174 of lockdown. Level 1? The Foschini Group (JSE code: TFG) trading update spooked the market, but it was the six months to end September. In other words, all lockdown. African Rainbow Capital (JSE code: AIL) results including an R750million non-renounceable rights issue. Trading at some 75% discount to the net asset ...

ETF: Satrix offers ethical ETFs

Simon Brown 16 September 2020ETF Blog, Latest

Environmental, social & governance (ESG) has become the investing buzz phrase in 2020 as the new theme for investors. Environmental metrics cover climate risks, natural resources scarcity, pollution and waste, and environmental opportunities. Social metrics include labour issues and product liability, risks such as data security, and stakeholder opposition. Governance refers to items relating to ...