The Fat Wallet Archives

Podcast: The 100-year investment

Kristia van Heerden 26 October 2020Latest, The Fat Wallet

You might not be thinking about where your family will be in 2120, but Greg is. This week he shares a mad plan to make a 100-year investment. Greg I thought about starting an investment with a 100- year time horizon. A lot can happen in 100 years. Maybe we don't use money anymore. Maybe ...

Podcast: Live from Cape Town

Kristia van Heerden 4 November 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

This is our very first live recording in Cape Town, and what a pleasure it was. Our conversations with you change the way we think about our money. Also, seeing people laugh at your stupid jokes instead of hoping to goodness that someone finds you funny is a wonderful ego boost. This week we help ...

Podcast: How to use bond ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 19 August 2019Latest, The Fat Wallet

Bonds are wonderful, magical things, but they can be tricky. Pool them all together into an ETF, and it gets even more complex. First of all, the tax on a bond ETF is tough to figure out. Coupons are taxed at your marginal rate, after an exemption. When your coupons are reinvested, as in the ...

Podcast: Churn in ETFs

Kristia van Heerden 13 June 2016Latest, The Fat Wallet

I like to think about investment fees. A man in a clown suit can lure me into a panelled van with a cheap ETF. Over the last week or so, however, I’ve come to realise that an ETF’s price tag is only one part of a much bigger picture. Yes, Big Bad Industry, I realise ...