Ghost Stories

Fedgroup is a specialist financial services provider with a legacy of putting people before profit, offering a range of stable and diversified investment options that help investors steer clear of market scares. With billions under management, Fedgroup ensures your investment decisions are stable so you don't have to worry about them coming back to haunt you.

And in the month of Halloween, with ghosts everywhere (including on this podcast of course), it was great to be able to chat to Paul Counihan from Fedgroup about how to make the markets less scary and daunting, a topic close to my heart. For more information on Fedgroup, visit their website here.

Fedgroup Financial Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a licensed controlling company, and companies within the Group are authorised FSPs. Ts and Cs apply.

The Investec Rand India Accelerator offers geared exposure to growth in the iShares MSCI India ETF over the 3.6-year term. The ETF tracks the large and midcap Indian market, covering 85% of the India equity universe.

Investec Rand India Accelerator is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and offers 1.5x geared exposure to the ETF capped at 40%, for a maximum return of 60% in Rands. In addition, the Accelerator provides a high degree of capital protection.

To explain the opportunities and risks of this product, Brian McMillan of Investec Structured Products joined me on this podcast.

Applications close on 15 November, so you must move quickly if you are interested in investing. As always, it is recommended that you discuss any such investment with your financial advisor.

You can find all the information you need on the Investec website at this link.

Factor investing takes ETFs to the next level. Instead of tracking a stock index (like the JSE Top 40), these ETFs have a set of rules based on investment fundamentals like valuation multiples or even levels of debt. The sky is the limit with the creativity that goes into these factors, but do they actually work?

To unpack these types of ETFs and the thinking behind them, Nico Katzke of Satrix joined me for an insightful discussion.

Satrix Investments Pty Limited and Satrix Managers RF Pty Limited are authorised financial services providers. Nothing you have heard in this podcast should be construed as advice. Please do your own research and visit the Satrix website for more information on all their ETF products.

In this Ghost Stories podcast, Elzahne Henn of Forvis Mazars in South Africa sheds light on the common mistakes and misconceptions related to cross-border employment.

This includes structures like South Africans working abroad, or working in South Africa but for a foreign company, along with other permutations.

These insights are valuable for employers and employees alike.

For clients who wish to obtain more information from Elzahne and the team at Forvis Mazars, she can be contacted at this link.

With a strong belief that both ETFs and single stocks are relevant to any long-term portfolio strategy, The Finance Ghost hosted Siyabulela Nomoyi of Satrix to talk about why ETFs are so helpful - especially in the context of Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA).

Siya didn't waste the opportunity to ask questions about single stock research as part of the discussion, showing just how different the process is for choosing ETFs vs. single stocks.

For those willing to put in the effort to expand their investment knowledge and build wealth, this is a fantastic podcast. This podcast was first published here.

Satrix Investments Pty Limited and Satrix Managers RF Pty Limited are authorised financial services providers. Nothing you have heard in this podcast should be construed as advice. Please do your own research and visit the Satrix website for more information on all their ETF products.

In this excellent discussion with Nico Katzke, Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix Investments, we talked about a range of topics that are of great relevance to South African investors. This included:

For those willing to put in the effort to expand their investment knowledge and build wealth, this is a fantastic podcast. This podcast was first published here.

Satrix Investments Pty Limited and Satrix Managers RF Pty Limited are authorised financial services providers. Nothing you have heard in this podcast should be construed as advice. Please do your own research and visit the Satrix website for more information on all their ETF products.

Paul Miller is an ex-investment banker with extensive experience not just in the markets, but in junior mining as well. He understands how important it is for a market to have an active base of retail investors, connecting capital to opportunities and encouraging more listings. Access to capital is the lifeblood for the junior mining sector, but it goes far beyond that.

Through Utshalo, he is working to encourage listed companies to include retail investors in their capital raises, rather than only picking up the phone to a few investors in an accelerated bookbuild.

With Orion Minerals as the perfect example of what can be done in South Africa, Paul joined The Finance Ghost on this podcast to talk about why this is so important and how Utshalo can help. You can find out more about Utshalo at this link.

Utshalo is a division of Ince (Pty) Limited, a juristic representative of Insurance Supermarket Insurance Brokers (Pty) Limited, registration number 2012/044142/07, an Authorised Financial Services Provider, FSP number 43986

For investors who are looking for Japanese (Nikkei 225) or European (Euro Stoxx 50) exposure, Investec has launched two new structured products that provide potentially better returns than would otherwise be the case, while giving downside protection up to a certain level. It all comes down to how the index behaves over the time period of the investment,

To explain the opportunities and risks of each product, Andri Joubert of Investec Structured Products joined me on this podcast.

Applications close on 8 August, so you must move quickly if you are interested in investing. As always, it is recommended that you discuss any such investment with your financial advisor.

You can find all the information you need on the Investec website at this link.

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 way Fedgroup thinks about investing.

The JSE has a small (and shrinking) pool of assets being chased by deep pools of capital. Alternative assets can offer inflation protection, diversification and stability in a portfolio that still includes exposure to traditional asset classes like equities and bonds.

After all, when the market can throw a lot of red numbers at you on your brokerage account in a tough year, having assets that are focused on stability and inflation protection can make all the difference.

For those who prefer to read, the full transcript of the show is available further down.

And remember, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in here should be taken as advice. Fedgroup Financial Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a licensed controlling company and companies within the group are authorised FSPs. Find out more about Fedgroup here.

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 practical tips and important insights into key principles in investing (ranging from more basic concepts through to advanced topics like cyclically-adjusted P/E ratios), Kingsley Williams (Chief Investment Officer at Satrix)* joined The Finance Ghost on this podcast.

The only free lunch in investing is diversification. This podcast will help you understand why, brought to you by Satrix.

There’s so much to listen to in this podcast, underpinned by Satrix’s commitment to South African investor education. To find out more about SatrixNOW, visit this link>>>

*Satrix is a division of Sanlam Investment Management

Disclaimer

Satrix Investments (Pty) Ltd is an approved FSP in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS). The information does not constitute advice as contemplated in FAIS. Use or rely on this information at your own risk. Consult your Financial Adviser before making an investment decision.

Satrix Managers (RF) (Pty) Ltd (Satrix) is a registered and approved Manager in Collective Investment Schemes in Securities.

While every effort has been made to ensure the reasonableness and accuracy of the information contained in this document (“the information”), the FSPs, their shareholders, subsidiaries, clients, agents, officers and employees do not make any representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or suitability of the information and shall not be held responsible and disclaim all liability for any loss, liability and damage whatsoever suffered as a result of or which may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to any use of or reliance upon the information.