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Tag: growth

See your money grow

What is compounding interest?

by Brendan15 April 202024 November 2022Leave a comment

The power of compounding interest and its beneficial outcomes for those on the fortunate side of the finance equation is a well-known one. The undesirable side would be the side that pays compound interest on debt such as a house mortgage…

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Investing growth, interest
Passive investment strategy

My passive investment – November 2019

by Brendan1 December 20195 July 2021Leave a comment

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth, track
My easy equities investment

My easy equities investment

by Brendan29 August 201930 April 20211 Comment

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth
CoreShares Top40 to CoreShares Sci-Beta

The new CoreShares Sci-Beta ETF

by Brendan28 July 201920 April 20212 Comments

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth
Invest in ETFs

Invest in ETFs – portfolio update

by Brendan27 June 20199 March 2021Leave a comment

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth
How does political instability affect investment

How does political instability affect investment?

by Brendan25 May 20193 March 20215 Comments

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth, politics
Are ETF good investments

Are ETF good investments?

by Brendan27 April 201926 February 20212 Comments

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…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, growth
Investing in cows

Moo-vable Assets (Investing in cows)

by Brendan26 March 201923 February 20212 Comments

‘Honey, I bought a cow!’ might sound like the opening line to a comedy show, but it is a serious statement that could make you a lot of money while being good for our failing economy. Ever thought of investing…

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Investing cow, growth, livestock
My pension fund is dropping

My pension fund is dropping

by Brendan3 March 201911 February 2021Leave a comment

I've got a compulsory Provident Fund contribution via my company and my pension is losing money! As in, my pension fund is dropping! It's really scary seeing my annual statement and realising that I have literally lost money! I'm sure…

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Investing growth, pension, retirement
How much do you need to retire

How much do you need to retire?

by Brendan10 February 20197 September 20211 Comment

This is probably one of the most talked about retirement questions. How much do you need to retire. The reason is simply that no-one knows what the future will bring and there is so much unpredictability that it's impossible to…

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Financial Freedom, Investing future value, growth, retirement, rule of 25
What are ETFs

What are ETFs?

by Brendan11 January 20198 February 20219 Comments

Investing can be complicated. There are so many different types of products, tax implications, risk factors, on-shore & off-shore, and different advice from everyone you speak to! You can either be scared off by this and think that you can't…

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Investing diversify, ETFs, growth, index tracking

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