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…
Tag: growth
ETF Investment Update – November 2019
This is my second-last monthly update on my ETF investments where I tack my own investments and discuss my strategy. If you're new to this series then you can start with these ones for some background. What are ETF's? My…
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…
Moo-vable Assets (Investing in cows)
‘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…
My pension fund is dropping
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…
How much do you need to retire?
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…
What are ETFs?
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…