We kick off the JSE Power Hour series with a presentation by Just One Lap founder Simon Brown on everything ETFs and tax-free.
Video: Wealth creation 101 (back to basics)
Wealth creation 101 (back to basics) Wealth creation 101 (back to basics) At its heart wealth creation 101 is easy. We buy assets (shares or ETFs) and hold them long term and watch as they increase in value and pay us while we hold them (dividends). But life and debt gets in the way and ...
Podcast: A simple diverse ETF portfolio
A simple diverse ETF portfolio Simon Shares Balwin (JSE code: BWN) knocked their results out of the park, but my bigger picture concerns remain. Standard & Poors downgrade or not is next Friday. I did a Twitter poll that came in split by 1 vote. So nobody knows. Twitter poll on SP downgrade Complexity of ...
Podcast: An investment check list
An investment check list Simon Shares Everybody is freaking out on the Capital&Counties (JSE code: CCO) sell-off, some 50% off the highs of January. Really driven by three things: it had been flying, stronger ZAR against Sterling and concerns about Brexit. Long term not an issue, so if you love the stock nows your chance ...
Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA)
There has been a lot of talk about the (relatively) new tax free savings accounts, so I thought I would reflect on how best to “seize this opportunity.” Each person can put a maximum of R30 000 a year into a tax free savings account. That means my children and I could each be doing this. ...
Video: Investing for income
Investing for income In this video Just One Lap founder Simon Brown looks at investing for income, more than just a retirement strategy. We can use income from investments to live on but importantly it can also be used to add to existing or new investments. Typically a portfolio gets income from three sources; sales, ...
Podcast: Moody Moody’s and investing for income
Moody Moodys and investing for income Simon Shares Moodys did not downgrade us, but they did put us on review for a downgrade that will put us one notch above junk status. Then we'll have all three rating agencies on the same level with Standard & Poor heading the pack as we're on a negative ...
Video: Tax-free savings accounts 2016 (TFSA)
Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) Almost one year ago, Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) were introduced by the Finance Minister. This was as a means of encouraging a culture of saving in South Africa. TFSAs are 100% exempt from tax and as such, are a must for every investor’s portfolio. This month’s Power Hour presented ...
Video: Tax Free Momentum ETF Portfolio
Simon Brown's tax free momentum ETF portfolio Tax is a real issue when trading Simon Brown's momentum strategy. You have to beat the benchmark by a decent margin after costs to ensure you're still ahead once tax has been deducted. The tax free savings accounts (TFSAs) offer a perfect vehicle to trade the momentum portfolio, ...
Infographic: What can you buy in a tax-free savings account? (UPDATED)
It’s no surprise that the new Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) are all the rage, we have an early infograhic here and a JSE Power hour video here (the video goes into a lot of detail about these products). The big question is what can you buy inside a TFSA? Below is the comprehensive list of ...
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