JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Managing fallen angels

Simon BrownLatest, WorldWide Markets

Simon Shares CPI 4.9% vs 5.2%, rates on hold? Naspers (JSE code: NPN) unbundling Multichoice. About R5.5billion profit so market cap some R55billion on 10x PE. That puts them into the Top40. The theory that Multichoice is dead is very misplaced. Aspen (JSE code: APN) gives another update to the market trying to help investors ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Shares or cash for dividend?

Simon BrownLatest, WorldWide Markets

Simon Shares Metrofile* (JSE code: MFL) results were a mixed bag with the reduced dividend expected but they are essentially going to almost halve the cover ratio over two years and that is more aggressive than expected. Growth was modest, but the results commentary was even ore modest. Two analysts I know spoke to management …

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Podcast: NAV, value or trap?

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Simon Shares MTN (JSE code: MTN). Woe is MTN, another $2billion for tax evasion. Is it a shake down? Maybe, maybe not. Truthfully we have no idea and it does cover the same period (2007-2015) of their previous Nigerian fine. I long ago sold my MTN shares and no interest in buying more. Steinhoff (JSE …

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Podcast: SAFcoin responds

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Simon Shares The SAFcoin saga continues (my initial stay away story here and the follow up with legal threats here), I hope this will be the last. Neil Ferreira finally offered to answer my concerns and I sent him a list of 43 questions Sunday afternoon and he returned them on Wednesday, you can find ...
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Podcast: Alternative investments

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  Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes     Simon Shares   This arrived in my Twitter DM literally minutes after I had published this podcast. I'll submit a list of questions over the weekend and Neil Ferreira ...
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Podcast: When do I buy more?

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Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes Simon Shares ZAR almost 15.50 early Monday morning on Lira rout. Improve to around 14.10 but now back at 14.60. Chart of the Top40 shows our market been moving sideways since February ...
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Podcast: Should I buy it?

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Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes Simon Shares Fidelity in the US is no offering two of its index funds at zero fee. They do this partly perhaps as a loss leader but also they can generate revenue ...
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Podcast: Keep the winners

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Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes Simon Shares Jacques Magliolo and Business Consultants International (BCI). Two people have recently emailed me about this gent and his company specifically about the FSB warning against him and the company in ...
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Podcast: Safcoin – stay away

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Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes Simon Shares Steinhoff (JSE code: SNH) almost 400c then under 200c. If you're in SNH understand you are trading it, this is not a recovery story. Nothing wrong with trading but rule ...
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Podcast: Focus on habits, not goals

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Download the audio file here Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes Simon Shares I was at the Mandela Lecture on Tuesday at which Barack Obama spoke. A special day. A truly talented orator and a speech well worth watching. Famous Brands* (JSE code: ...