How to compare ETF and unit trust fees
Surprise! I do pay tax on my TFSA!
Assets vs Liabilities
May 31, 2021All of our financial choices come under these two headings: assets and liabilities. As people who...
Active vs Passive – A game without an end
May 26, 2021If you’re a DIY investor on the road to financial freedom, you probably already have a...
How to diversify your global investment
May 20, 2021One of my weekly rituals is listening to the Fat Wallet Show on Mondays over lunchtime. Besides the...
What is Financial Freedom?
May 13, 2021The most common definition of ‘financial freedom’ is being able to live the life you want...
How to choose a Unit trust or ETF
May 7, 2021Time and again I see the same pattern. A first-time investor musters the courage to open...
How much tax could a TFSA save you?
Apr 28, 2021A tax-free savings account (TFSA) is the one investment product that every investor should have. Most...
What is cell phone insurance?
Apr 22, 2021So what is cell phone insurance and do you really need it? And more importantly, how...
Buying Property at Auctions in South Africa
Apr 21, 2021Auctions and bidding Buying property at auctions in South Africa can be disastrous if you don’t...
Is one ETF enough?
Apr 16, 2021I note that some of my fellow financial freedom bloggers hold only one ETF – like...
Why not invest 100% offshore?
Apr 12, 2021It’s impossible not to notice the great divide between the MSCI Word Index return and our...
The most important factor that drives return
Apr 8, 2021Over the past few years, with investors taking a greater interest in the detail of their...
How to get the best interest rate
Apr 6, 2021I’m not much of a cowgirl. I wish I were. I mean it’s super sexy jumping...
The Easiest Way To Start Investing
Mar 29, 2021One of the more common questions I receive is of the variant “I want to invest...
Tax-free savings account or retirement annuity?
Mar 23, 2021We’re entering the last two months of this tax year*, which runs from 1 March 2020...
Invest?! But I dont have enough money yet!
Mar 11, 2021I used to think that there was no point in trying to manage my money effectively,...
Should I be investing offshore?
Mar 9, 2021Over the past decade, offshore has been the place to invest for South Africans, if we...
Bitcoin Beginner Series – Part 1: What is Bitcoin?
Mar 8, 2021In this series we’ll build up an understanding of Bitcoin, starting with the absolute basics. In...