Locally there are four ETFs covering the large S&P500 index. We dig into what the index is and the differences between the the four local ETFs including costs and dividends.
Podcast: Bitcoin is tiny, even at highs
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Video: What it means to invest globally, locally?
Kingsley Williams (CIO at Satrix) goes deep into investing offshore using locally listed ETFs. He looks at different ETFs, their holdings, sector and country weightings.
ETF: MAPPS Protect in a market crash
Effective 1 March 2023, this ETF is now the Satrix Multi Asset Passive Portfolios Solutions Protect ETF (JSE code: STXMAP) How effective is diversification at smoothing out investment performance during a crash? The NewFunds MAPPS Protect ETF was designed to withstand a volatile equity environment by splitting investments between SWIX 40 equity and government bonds. ...
ETF: Invest in the USA
In bygone days, the only way of getting offshore exposure in an investment portfolio was a complicated process involving moving and managing money abroad. While this process is still an option, it normally requires a large chunk of money to be worth the fees. Having assets offshore also complicates estate planning, because you need a ...