I had a conversation this week about the performance of Unit Trusts (UTs) in South Africa and how it is unfathomable that Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) could outperform UTs. UTs are actively managed, obviously they should have superior performance over an investment vehicle that simply buys and holds indices. Still, the latest (December 2018) Standard …
I’ve wanted to do an Easy Equities review for a while now since they won the Intellidex Top Stockbroker award. When I started investing, I knew about Easy Equities and their affordable offering, but I still chose to go with a trading platform offered by a bank. It is strange how the mind works sometimes. …
It is easy to over-complicate your investment strategy. It is tempting to invest in each new Initial Public Offering (IPO) because it feels like you are getting in on the ground floor. On top of that, you do not have to pay the transaction cost for buying the shares. So, because it is new and …