strategy Archives - Just One Lap

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: 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: 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: Should I sell my old ETF?

Kristia van Heerden 26 August 2020ETF Blog, Latest

Just One Lap users often want to know whether to sell their existing ETFs. It makes sense to pay attention to the weightings of ETFs in your portfolio and how that relates to your strategy. Since new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) list on the market every year, a product more suited to your strategy might be ...

Video: Pro-active passive management

Simon Brown 20 August 2020Power Hour, Video Invest, Webinar and Video

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 ...

Podcast: Buy the rumour, sell the fact

Simon Brown 20 August 2020JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Day 146 of lockdown and Covid-19, new cases definitely on the decline and hence we're now in level 2. S&P500 closed Tuesday at all-time highs. Sasol (JSE code: SOL) after liking the update the market does not like the results. Truworths (JSE code: TRU) has now written down GBP231million of the GBP256million they ...

ETF: Commodity ETFs in your portfolio

Kristia van Heerden 12 August 2020ETF Blog, Latest

Commodities tend to give investors a sense of security. Gold is especially popular during political and economical turmoil as the current COVID rally is making abundantly clear. The presence of a tangible asset at the other end of the transaction is comforting to those who are at all times geared for the apocalypse. While it’s ...

Video: Pandemic portfolio management

Simon Brown 16 July 2020Power Hour, Video Invest, Webinar and Video

Ringing in the new decade, few people thought by July 2020 we’d be living through a dystopian nightmare. And yet, the dramatic impact of Covid-19, global lockdowns and the accelerated rise of global protectionism has fundamentally changed the world we live in. But, while you may have assumed financial markets would react negatively, many client’s ...

ETF: Satrix China in IPO

Kristia van Heerden 8 July 2020ETF Blog, Latest

ETF issuer Satrix is in the process of listing a new Chinese exchange-traded fund (ETF). Until 14 July 2020, ETF investors seeking access to the Chinese economy can pick up ETF units at no brokerage cost in the initial public offering (IPO). Considering China is the second-largest economy in the world, gaining access to that ...

The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: Investing in China

Kristia van Heerden 6 July 2020Latest, The Fat Wallet

If you listened to this episode on a single ETF strategy, you know my investment philosophy. This simple approach to investing saves me a lot of drama. When a new product comes to the market, I ask myself if it fits with my original philosophy. If it doesn’t, I can satisfy my curiosity about the ...