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GHOST STORIES #51: MIC Khulisani Ventures is looking for entrepreneurs
Raising equity funding is not easy for small businesses in South Africa, but thankfully the Mineworkers Investment Company's (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative is an early-stage funding vehicle that provides capital for businesses that are ready to aggressively grow.
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GHOST STORIES #50: Get to know the Satrix Global Balanced Fund of Funds ETF
The Satrix Global Balanced Fund of Funds ETF aims to provide local investors with optimally diversified exposure to a global basket of indices representing different asset classes. This is a low-cost, easy way to invest in a mix of equities, bonds, infrastructure, property, credit and cash assets.
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GHOST STORIES #49: Shari’ah-compliant Investing (with Yusuf Wadee of Satrix)
Shari'ah-compliant investing in South Africa just got a major boost with the listing of the Satrix MSCI World Islamic ETF on the JSE in October. Yusuf Wadee joins me to unpack this fund and the fascinating Shari'ah principles in general.
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GHOST STORIES: Don’t let the markets haunt you
In the month of Halloween, with ghosts everywhere (including on this podcast of course), it was great to be able to chat to Paul Counihan from Fedgroup about how to make the markets less scary and daunting, a topic close to my heart.
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GHOST STORIES: The Investec Rand India Accelerator
The Investec Rand India Accelerator offers geared exposure to growth in the iShares MSCI India ETF over the 3.6-year term. The ETF tracks the...
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GHOST STORIES: Does Factor Investing Work?
Factor investing takes ETFs to the next level. Instead of tracking a stock index (like the JSE Top 40), these ETFs have a set of rules based on investment fundamentals like valuation multiples or even levels of debt. The sky is the limit with the creativity that goes into these factors, but do they actually work?
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GHOST STORIES: Global Mobility – Common Mistakes by Employers and Employees
In this podcast and transcript, Elzahne Henn of Forvis Mazars sheds light on the common mistakes and misconceptions related to cross-border employment, such as South Africans working abroad, or working in South Africa but for a foreign company. These insights are valuable for employers and employees alike.
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Ghost Stories #44: Mastering your portfolio – ETFs and single stock investing
With a strong belief that both ETFs and single stocks are relevant to any long-term portfolio strategy, The Finance Ghost hosted Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix to talk about why ETFs are so helpful - especially in the context of Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA). Siya didn't waste the opportunity to ask questions about single stock research as part of the discussion, showing just how different the process is for choosing ETFs vs. single stocks.
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Ghost Stories #43: Market optimism and investment strategies in post-election South Africa (with Nico Katzke)
In this excellent discussion with Nico Katzke, Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix Investments, we talked about a range of topics that are of great relevance to South African investors, like market optimism and equity strategies as well as how the carry trade protects the rand.
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Ghost Stories #42: Utshalo wants more retail investors
Paul Miller is incredibly passionate about retail investor participation in the market, something he is actively encouraging through Utshalo. The Orion Minerals share purchase plan shows what is possible.
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Ghost Stories #41: Investec Rand Nikkei 225 Autocall | Investec Dollar Euro Stoxx 50 Autocall
Andri Joubert of Investec Structured Products joined me to unpack the Investec Rand Nikkei 225 Autocall and the Investec Dollar Euro Stoxx 50 Autocall. Full transcript included.