A look into investment risks and rewards; and how to spot an investment con-artist... You may remember the "theory of efficient markets" from the post on how to work the market. In short, instead of trying to beat the market…
Tag: ETFs
Investment lessons for beginners
After giving monthly updates and investment lessons for beginners on my ETF Investments for the past year, this will be my last one. I may give sporadic updates here and there, but not the monthly detailed ones as I've been…
What it means to diversify your investments?
Investment lingo can often be complicated and leave you feeling confused and unsure of what to do. Let’s look at what it means to diversify your investments, and why it’s so important. First published in City Press We’ll use farming…
My passive investment – November 2019
This is my second-last monthly update on my ETF investments where I tack my own investments and discuss my passive investment strategy. If you're new to this series then you can start with these ones for some background. What are…
Long term investment strategy
I've been tweaking my long term investment strategy for the past few months. You can follow what I have been doing since my first Easy Equities investment, up to now. And my final monthly update will be for December 2019.…
Easy equities investment update
For those who may not follow me, this is my monthly Easy Equities Investment update for September 2019. You can follow my posts from my first investment with EasyEquities up to my last published update being December 2019. This months…
My easy equities investment
This is the August 2019 update on my Easy Equities investment. I started this series in February 2019 and track my ETF investment each month. You can read about my first ETF investment (ever!). My current Easy Equities investment Up…
The new CoreShares Sci-Beta ETF
It's amazing how quickly time flies and it's been over 7 months since I started my first investment with EasyEquities. I'm investing in ETFs and this is my next update. You'll see a change though as I was invested in…
Invest in ETFs – portfolio update
I invest in ETFs and decided to track and post my investment details for a year. We're a few months in now and although my ETF investment is rather small, here's the update. I use the EasyEquities platform because I find…
How does political instability affect investment?
I started tracking my investments and noticed that during the May 2019 elections, my investment portfolio dropped by 22%. How does political instability affect investment? It's all about emotions, investor sentiment, and fear. Let's take a look. You can follow…
Are ETF good investments?
Are ETF good investments? Follow along as I document my ETF investment journey and share the results along the way. This is the April 2019 update. I've invested a further R1,300 since my March update where I shared my ETF…
ETF Investment Strategy – March 2019 Update
This is a follow up from my first investment with Easy Equities. An account of my personal experiences with my investment and my own ETF investment strategy and findings. This shouldn't be taken as advice and it's not being sponsored…