Francly Speaking

Growing up, many of us have perceptions about investing that we (hopefully!) figure out later are not correct. Listen to Franc's COO and co-founder Seb as he shares 5 myths from the past that aren't true today.

Today, Miyabo talks about how her first friendcation went. "My friends and I had been toying with the idea of going on a friendcation for almost a year but It was only in October 2020 that we decided to be serious about planning one." Tune in for some lessons from her first friendcation.

The honest truth is that unless you’re already wealthy and have a complicated personal financial situation, you probably don’t need a financial advisor. Learn why this is the case today as the CEO of Franc, Thomas, breaks this down.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, persistent global inflation and an aggressive outlook towards global interest rates has provided plenty of catalysts for volatility during the first quarter. Join Keval as he goes into further detail on what you need to know about market movements.

In this podcast, Rele will be looking at some recent and not so recent Netflix releases that have a financial takeaway, and of course, a plot twist or two that you could also find interesting (spoiler alert!).

In today's episode, the CEO of Franc, Thomas Brennan talks about his journey founding Franc and how the industry has changed since. In 2017 South Africa was the highest country in the world for the search term “how to invest” on Google trends. Over the past 5 years the financial industry has seen a lot of change. Let's talk about it.

Today Seb talks about the considerations you should make when investing. Income earned and realised capital gains (when you sell something for more than you paid) have different tax consequences. Tune in to find out which will suit you.

You mean well and try to spend less, but something always comes up. The good news is there are plenty of straightforward ways to save money and breathe some fresh air into your budget and Tara talks about them this week.

This week we talk about the phenomenon of digital assets. Since Bitcoin’s debut in 2009, the idea of using blockchain or similar cryptographic software to create cryptocurrencies and other types of assets has mushroomed wildly.

"I’ve often thought about what I would say to my younger self if I had a chance. There are a few things, what I did with the money I earned." - Thomas Brennan.