Ghost Stories

By The Finance Ghost

What's Ghost Stories about?

Ghost Stories is a long-form podcast that gives me the opportunity to have deeper conversations with founders, executives and market participants who have a great story to tell.

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Ghost Stories episodes:

06.04.2024
Ghost Stories #40: Fedgroup does things differently
Does Fedgroup think differently about preserving and growing wealth for their clients? Perhaps their position as one of the largest beekeepers in the country answers that question. In this show, Michael Field (General Manager: Investments) joined me to unpack the...
06.03.2024
Ghost Stories Ep39: The only free lunch in investing (with Kingsley Williams, CIO at Satrix)
With volatility as the theme in markets in a year of elections, it's important to keep your head as an equity investor. Take a long-term view and let the market do its job. Easier said than done, of course. To assist with...
05.08.2024
Ghost Stories Ep38: Chasing Returns from the Sun (Tivon Loubser, Fund Manager Twelve B at Grovest)
Tivon Loubser is all about chasing the sun - and generating investment returns from solar projects. Thanks to South Africa's ongoing need for renewable energy projects of every size, there are tax benefits available to investors for doing this. We...
05.07.2024
Ghost Stories Ep37: Investing in Private Credit (Reginald Labuschagne, Sanlam Private Wealth | Harris Gorre, Grovepoint Investment Management))
The world is increasingly focusing on private market opportunities and the benefits that they bring to a portfolio strategy. Whether equity or credit in nature, there are reasons to seriously consider the inclusion of private assets in a wealth strategy. In...
05.05.2024
Ghost Stories Ep36: Using bond ETFs in a portfolio (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)
When planning your wealth creation journey, it helps to understand all the tools available in the toolbox. Bond ETFs remain poorly understood by many investors, leading to portfolio strategies that don’t include fixed income investments. In this podcast with Siyabulela Nomoyi...
04.18.2024
Ghost Stories Ep35: The Global Accelerator (with Japie Lubbe, Structured Products at Investec)
The Global Accelerator offers 100% capital protection in dollars at maturity after five years, while giving exposure to global equity indices. To explain how it all works, Japie Lubbe of Investec Structured Products joined me on this podcast and covered the...
04.03.2024
Ghost Stories Ep34: Diving into Digital Assets and Fintech (with Wiehann Olivier and Mia Pieterse of Mazars)
There’s a lot more to blockchain technology than just the latest Bitcoin or Ether price. After the boom of NFTs and all kinds of other things during the pandemic, things clearly cooled off in this space - and for the...
04.02.2024
Ghost Stories Ep33: Artificial, or Artificial Intelligence? (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)
Nico Katzke of Satrix* returns to Ghost Stories to talk about the latest buzzword of the moment: Artificial Intelligence (AI). This topic has been dominating market headlines for a while now and it poses both opportunities and risks. In this...
03.07.2024
Ghost Stories Ep32: The Investec Nikkei 225 Autocall
Brian McMillan of the Structured Products team at Investec is back on Ghost Stories, this time to talk about the Investec Nikkei 225 Autocall. This product is designed to give investors exposure to the Nikkei 225 index over a period of...
02.23.2024
Ghost Stories Ep31: The ETF product design process (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)
In this episode of Ghost Stories, Siyabulela Nomoyi returned to the platform once more to talk about two exciting product launches at Satrix. Of course, The Finance Ghost couldn’t resist kicking off the show with a question around whether Siya stuck...
02.21.2024
Ghost Stories Ep30: Turning Tax into Solar Power (with Deon Lewis and James Rothmann of Futureneers)
Deon Lewis (co-founder of Futureneers) and James Rothmann (Projects Director and Tax Innovation Officer at Futureneers) joined The Finance Ghost to talk about the 12BA Renewable Energy Partnership and the opportunity it offers investors for a tax-enhanced investment in solar. On...
02.20.2024
Ghost Stories Ep29: Balancing the Budget Speech (with Tertius Troost of Mazars in South Africa)
This is a big year for South Africa. Load shedding returned literally straight after the State of the Nation Address, creating a difficult foundation for the Budget Speech. The headlines are full of political activity in the build-up to elections. There's...
02.06.2024
Ghost Stories Ep28: The 2024 kick-off (with Duma Mxenge of Satrix)
Welcome to 2024! An investing strategy can only be successful if there is money available to invest. In the first part of this podcast, The Finance Ghost and Duma Mxenge discussed concepts like: The value of planning ahead and how this can...
12.20.2023
Ghost Stories Ep27: What to do with those festive savings (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)
We are now in December, which is generally a month of spending rather than investing. Of course, it shouldn’t be that way if you have the correct financial plan in place, a topic that Siyabulela Nomoyi (Quantitative Portfolio Manager at...
12.05.2023
Ghost Stories Ep26: How to really manage your money (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)
Nico Katzke is no stranger to Ghost Mail readers. He has written several articles in his role at Satrix and has appeared on a number of podcasts with me. In this show, there was more of a cross-over with personal finance...
11.28.2023
Ghost Stories Ep25: A Landmark Network (with Anoop Ninan, CEO of Mazars in South Africa)
Mazars has announced a landmark network with Forvis, creating a top 10 firm in the USA. The CEO of Mazars in South Africa, Anoop Ninan, joined me to unpack why this is important. Of course, I didn’t waste the opportunity...
11.01.2023
Ghost Stories Ep24: Investment Concepts and a Ghost in the Hot Seat (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)
Nico Katzke of Satrix is a familiar voice to Ghost Mail readers and podcast enthusiasts. He’s back on Ghost Stories, with a fantastic twist halfway through the podcast where we switched roles and he started asking me questions. Nico in the...
10.29.2023
Ghost Stories Ep23: Unpacking the African Bank Strategy (with CEO Kennedy Bungane)
After I wrote critically about the pricing of African Bank’s deal to acquire two businesses out of Sasfin, the company contacted me to discuss the thinking behind the deal in more detail. I was highly impressed with the willingness to...
10.10.2023
Ghost Stories Ep22: Optimal Investment Growth Basket promoted by Investec
Structured products have come a long way. From a specialised, exotic investment tool, they are now mainstream, and financial advisers are now more comfortable about investing in them on behalf of clients. Having covered the Investec USD S&P 500 Autocall...
09.27.2023
Ghost Stories Ep21: 2023 ETF Scorecard (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)
The universe of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is broad, offering investors many different ways to invest in the market. Not only are there various different sector and weighting methodologies available, but Satrix ETFs offer South African investors a way to make...
09.03.2023
Ghost Stories Ep20: Dividends - Delights and Dangers (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)
Are dividends always worth celebrating? Does a company paying a dividend really reward shareholders, or is this just shuffling money around? These are the kinds of questions that Nico Katzke of Satrix discussed with The Finance Ghost on this episode...
08.29.2023
Ghost Stories Ep19: The Investec USD S&P 500 Autocall
Structured products have come a long way. From a specialised, exotic investment tool, they are now mainstream, and financial advisers are now more comfortable about investing in them on behalf of clients. A perfect example is the Investec USD S&P 500...
07.31.2023
Ghost Stories Ep18: Spotlight on bond ETF investments (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)
Equity ETFs tend to dominate the narrative among investors, particularly retail investors. Fixed income or bond ETFs are often ignored, which is a pity now that yields have picked up to current levels. Fixed income instruments can be difficult to understand....
07.11.2023
Ghost Stories Ep17: Investing With Impact (with Grant Field, CEO of Fedgroup)
This episode of Ghost Stories is brought to you by Fedgroup, a diversified financial services group offering a range of financial products across investment, long-term insurance, lending, and fiduciary services. Fedgroup Financial Holdings (Pty) Limited is a licensed controlling company...
07.02.2023
Ghost Stories Ep16: Investing For Your Kids (with Thembeka Khumalo of Satrix)
As we head into National Savings Month in July, Thembeka Khumalo of Satrix joined The Finance Ghost to talk about an incredibly important element of personal finance: investing for minor children. Minor children tend to have major expenses, making it difficult...
05.30.2023
Ghost Stories Ep15: Understanding ETF Strategies (with Duma Mxenge of Satrix)
In this episode of Ghost Stories, Duma Mxenge (Business Development Manager at Satrix) joins the platform for the first time for a great discussion around ETFs, trends around this type of investment and the way that investors understand the products...
05.25.2023
Ghost Stories Ep14: Altvest - misplaced or misunderstood? (with co-founder and CEO, Warren Wheatley)
Altvest has garnered a lot of attention in a short space of time. This financial services group is building in public, which is a very difficult thing to do as start-up losses are scrutinised by the market and pivots are...
05.01.2023
Ghost Stories Ep13: Offshore or Offsides? Objectively Assessing Exposure with Nico Katzke (Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix)
In this episode of Ghost Stories, Nico Katzke (Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix) returns to the platform for another fantastic discussion on a variety of finance topics, with the key theme being offshore vs. local investment. With all the stresses...

What's Ghost Stories about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Ghost Stories episodes:

Ghost Stories #40: Fedgroup does things differently

Ghost Stories Ep39: The only free lunch in investing (with Kingsley Williams, CIO at Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep38: Chasing Returns from the Sun (Tivon Loubser, Fund Manager Twelve B at Grovest)

Ghost Stories Ep37: Investing in Private Credit (Reginald Labuschagne, Sanlam Private Wealth | Harris Gorre, Grovepoint Investment Management))

Ghost Stories Ep36: Using bond ETFs in a portfolio (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep35: The Global Accelerator (with Japie Lubbe, Structured Products at Investec)

Ghost Stories Ep34: Diving into Digital Assets and Fintech (with Wiehann Olivier and Mia Pieterse of Mazars)

Ghost Stories Ep33: Artificial, or Artificial Intelligence? (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep32: The Investec Nikkei 225 Autocall

Ghost Stories Ep31: The ETF product design process (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep30: Turning Tax into Solar Power (with Deon Lewis and James Rothmann of Futureneers)

Ghost Stories Ep29: Balancing the Budget Speech (with Tertius Troost of Mazars in South Africa)

Ghost Stories Ep28: The 2024 kick-off (with Duma Mxenge of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep27: What to do with those festive savings (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep26: How to really manage your money (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep25: A Landmark Network (with Anoop Ninan, CEO of Mazars in South Africa)

Ghost Stories Ep24: Investment Concepts and a Ghost in the Hot Seat (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep23: Unpacking the African Bank Strategy (with CEO Kennedy Bungane)

Ghost Stories Ep22: Optimal Investment Growth Basket promoted by Investec

Ghost Stories Ep21: 2023 ETF Scorecard (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep20: Dividends - Delights and Dangers (with Nico Katzke of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep19: The Investec USD S&P 500 Autocall

Ghost Stories Ep18: Spotlight on bond ETF investments (with Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep17: Investing With Impact (with Grant Field, CEO of Fedgroup)

Ghost Stories Ep16: Investing For Your Kids (with Thembeka Khumalo of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep15: Understanding ETF Strategies (with Duma Mxenge of Satrix)

Ghost Stories Ep14: Altvest - misplaced or misunderstood? (with co-founder and CEO, Warren Wheatley)

Ghost Stories Ep13: Offshore or Offsides? Objectively Assessing Exposure with Nico Katzke (Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix)

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