All posts tagged "Investment"
My Investments
How to compare ETF and unit trust fees
Jun 28, 2021Fees can really weigh on your investment performance. For every extra 2% per year in fees,...
My Investments
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...
My Goals
When do I get to enjoy my money?
May 30, 2020A friend recently asked the question while we talked about retirement: “But when do I get...
Opinion
Dear boss – take your bonus and shove it up your big fat debt
May 19, 2020Dear Boss Myself You just received your end of year bonus for the first time at...
My Investments
Property Strategies for profitability
May 15, 2020I am biased about property Property investment profitability – What a mouth full! I find many...
My Investments
Untangle the knotted web of investment terms
May 14, 2020As someone who gets excited about other people’s journeys to financial freedom, I love to ask...
My Investments
Investment fees: the clear, the hidden and the plain hairy
May 13, 2020The FIRE movement is obsessed with fees, with good reason. These goblins persistently nibble away at...
My Investments
Do you know the value of money? – Rule of 72
May 12, 2020As time goes by, the value of money changes depending on the rate of inflation that...
My Investments
Investing in more than just money
May 11, 2020“Nobody will lie on their death bed and say ‘I wish I spent more time at...
My Investments
Is the 4% rule the same as the rule of 300?
May 8, 2020If your GPS is set on financial freedom, that place where you can just be for...
My Investments
How much is enough? Take some of the pressure off.
May 7, 2020I promise this will be my last post on the 4% rule – for a while. Well, this...
My Investments
Can you live off the interest on a R1 million rand investment?
May 1, 2020Investors love income. We’re excited by high interest rates, and we consider them different from the...
My Goals
Why it pays to pay for financial advice?
Apr 10, 2020We often surprisingly hear potential clients say that they can get independent financial advice from a...
My Investments
Alternative investments in bees
Mar 25, 2020Alternative investments Often it can feel like everyone giving you investment advice is only promoting share...
My Investments
Robo advisors
Mar 4, 2020In the past, building a diversified portfolio involved finding a financial advisor to help you build...
My Goals
Retirement – will you retire comfortably?
Jan 29, 2020Retirement is often something that people think very little about. We want to enjoy the here...
My Investments
Invest in 2020
Jan 28, 2020New year, new resolutions! At the start of each year, many of us take the time out...
Bitcoin
Why you shouldn’t keep your Bitcoin on an exchange
Dec 17, 2019For a great introduction to Bitcoin, see here and here One of Bitcoin’s biggest advantages over...
Opinion
Got scammed? You probably deserved it
Oct 20, 2019Here’s one thing that will never change. There will always be someone out there who is...
My Goals
Key things to consider before you invest
Sep 1, 2019Investing is not ‘one size fits all’. We all have unique goals and timelines to achieve...