investing

  1. Luis

    Investors take wait-and-see approach with Datatec

    Investors take wait-and-see approach with Datatec Datatec’s latest annual results were strong, but once-off gains and acquisition accounting gave investors pause and resulted in the share price falling by 7.95%, analyst Jean Pierre Verster said. Verster, the founder and CEO of Protea Capital...
  2. Luis

    Telkom provides a good growth opportunity for investors — Analyst

    Telkom provides a good growth opportunity for investors — Analyst Legacy Family Wealth director Jordan Toy believes Telkom offers a good growth opportunity for investors, particularly due to its wholesale and infrastructure division, Openserve. In its latest annual report, Telkom revealed that...
  3. I

    Easy Equities Glitches or Fraud?

    Anyone else getting trades made on their accounts that they did not execute themselves? The latest one even has someone else's name as the "Trader" - usually its my own. I'm thinking some kind of fraud is happening over there, maybe some guy making R2 a day from a couple thousand customers, and...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    The truth about expensive investment fees

    The truth about expensive investment fees An analysis of hedge funds’ “two and twenty” fee structure shows that hedge fund managers enjoy far higher returns than their investors over an extended period. Two and twenty — or 2 and 20 — refers to a popular hedge fund compensation structure...
  5. S

    IBKR to Shyft Withdrawal

    Hello. Has anyone managed to make a withdrawal from their Interactive Brokers account to the Shyft app? Looks like you need to provide the details of the "correspondent bank", but I'm not sure who that is. Any help or tips appreciated!
  6. B

    I cant find the stocks I want on easy equities, but I still want to invest in overseas stocks and commodities

    Hi all, I recently installed EasyEquities to start investing in, well, one commodity in particular. I was wondering how I go about investing in things that aren't easily available to South Africans. Are https://sashares.co.za any good? Another thing I was considering was opening up a US bank...
  7. G

    Investing on international exchanges - Please Advise

    So, I am already investing through Easy Equities both locally and in USD, but I have my eye on a stock that's only listed on the London Stock Exchange. Any advice out there as to the best route to take to invest on international stock exchanges? Some considerations: Will be investing for long...
  8. A

    EasyEquities Scamming me for R50k [HELP]

    Hi everyone, I’m posting this hoping someone here is able to assist me as I’m pulling my hair out in stress. I signed up and registered everything necessary to get started with EE and begin depositing funds. I went with their instant EFT option to deposit R50k and begin my investment journey...
  9. R

    Landlords, how did you start your property portfolio?

    You are able to use the banks money (home loan) to essentially buy and secure property assets for yourself, get tax breaks thereupon and earn passive income. This is incredibly simplified and obviously this isn't without a substantial degree of risk. A disgruntled tenant can make your life hell...
  10. W

    Has anyone bought from wealth.metcon.co.za

    Is it legit ? Has anyone bought from https://wealth.metcon.co.za ? What has been your experience ?
  11. A

    Beginner Investment Options

    Still being young and relatively free in terms of financial constraints, I am looking to begin investing. I was thinking of the Allan Gray Equity Fund Unit Trust as it has higher returns over their Balanced Fund. I am willing to accept the additional risk as I am still young after all. Has...
  12. B

    Personal Finance Blog

    If you're interested in personal finance topics, or just generally feeling stressed about money, check out this great local personal finance blog. :) www.takechargeofyourmoney.blog Let me know what you think...
  13. S

    Is "Bitify SAs Next Generation Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Company" any good?

    Hi there As the title states, is Bitify.co.za any good? I came across this on Facebook's suggested posts and had a read, thought that the MyBB ppl might have a better understanding/feeling or info with regards to what seems like a decent product/idea? Would love some feedback, I am...
  14. L

    How to invest in Vanguard (from SA) when not a US citizen or resident?

    I tried opening a Vanguard account directly through their website, but was not able to as I am not a resident in the US (although I do have a US bank account and social security number from a previous short job there). Has anyone succeeded in opening a Vanguard account while living in South...
  15. akescpt

    Place to park my portfolio

    Just been reviewing my charges on standard share trading and I cant justify it anymore. im not an active trader so its just sitting there incurring charges. my April statement details the monthly fee of R80 and then a broker trustee fee > R50. April didn't have the extra charge but im not in a...
  16. R

    Standard Bank Webtrader

    Hi Everyone I just wanted to get a sense of the forums feelings regarding the Standard Bank Webtrader platform. I am considering opening an account and investing to see what comes of it. I am quite financially savvy and finance is my field of work. Looking to start with around R10k. If...
  17. D

    Withdraw pension and reinvest

    Morning All, As a general rule is it better to move my pension (from my previous company) into a preservation fund, or to with draw it (taking the tax knock) and invest it myself into another fund - I'm thinking Satrix? Regards, Deacon
  18. I

    Forex Trading in South Africa

    Hey guys So for a while now I have been interested in getting into Forex. I understand it's a completely volatile option and should only get into it if you know what you are doing. I've tasked myself with a few months to learn as much as possible about the different options and to educate...
  19. J

    Finance Spotlight: Fundamentals of Investing

    Hi all, Thank you to everyone who took the time to take part in Lesson 1: Introduction to Investing. Lesson 2: Understanding Investment Returns & Lesson 3: Understanding Volatility are out now. You can visit the below link and choose which lesson you would like to do first. For those that...
  20. J

    Finance Spotlight: Lesson 1: Introduction to Investing

    Hi all, Im back and this time I put together a lesson focused on a introduction to investing. After the video there is a quiz. You can compare how you did to others that have recently done the test. As you do the tests please post your results and what you thought of it in this thread...
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