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Value of ETFs

The Long-Term Value of ETFs

by Brendan2 December 202114 February 20221 Comment

Remember the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare? The one where the arrogant hare thought that he could so easily outrun the tortoise that he decided to have a nap? The slow and steady tortoise just kept going and…

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Investing index tracking
Best asset managers in South Africa

Best asset managers in South Africa

by Brendan27 March 202130 March 2021Leave a comment

People often ask and debate about who the best asset managers in South Africa are. The Asset management industry hands out awards like winemakers, so it can be tricky to really know. Spoiler alert: this article won't propose to give…

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Investing fees, index tracking
Invest in index funds

What are index funds?

by Brendan5 July 202012 July 2021Leave a comment

Index funds are a cheap, easy, and well diversified way to invest in the market. We've previously looked at how investment fees work and one of the challenges is knowing when a high fund admin cost is in fact adding…

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Investing fees, index tracking
How to work the market

How to “work” the market

by Brendan31 May 202013 June 2020Leave a comment

This is the article that glues together a lot of what I've written about previously. It's about how you need to be an investor and how to "work" the market, as opposed to a speculator who "plays" the market. This…

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Investing fees, index tracking, shares
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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