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Be a Better Investor — 152 episodes

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You need a strong stomach for deep value investing

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Trying to drown out the noise ...

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'The bigger risk is that gold goes higher, not lower’

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From getting a foot in the door to investing in global giants

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‘Don’t let something like Steinhoff derail you’ – Ashburton CIO

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Keep it simple, sleep well at night, get (very) good returns

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Does ‘bunking school and jumping off cliffs’ foretell future investing?

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Could standup comedy lead to investment insights?

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‘Hedge funds can be a risk-reducer or diversifier, or a return-enhancer’

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'Don't invest in an investment you don't understand or can't value'

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When your first investment experience is with unit trusts at age seven …

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Lebo Thubisi started by selling paraffin from a customised bakkie

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You can't be too distant from an investment you make'

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To start investing, perhaps just go the fund route

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For young investors penny stocks may be the way to go

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The markets don't repeat, but they rhyme

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40 years in the investment industry hasn’t wearied Wayne McCurrie

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A Dale College graduate who never ‘invested’ in rugby

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Very few young kids grow up with their own investment portfolio

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Unveiling investment wisdom

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A different approach to investing

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Invested from age 10, saving his holiday-job earnings

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Don’t start off by going long and short

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Claire Rentzke: Junior MacGyver to polished investor

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Presenting a very solid approach many young people would be wise to follow

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Nolan Wapenaar: Navigating markets, lessons learned, and the pursuit of winners

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A different kind of ‘angel’ investor

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Half a varsity scholarship paid for his initial investment education

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From ETF investor to Satrix CEO

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Learning from bygone investment luminaries creates a solid foundation

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'Start investing early, don't be scared to do the hard work'

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‘Huge gap’ for retail investors to get on JSE – Makwe Masilela

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'Steinhoff really shook me'

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Jacques Conradie explores the power of emotions in investment choices

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Asief Mohamed's investment journey: The good, the bad, and the best

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'You don't have to go big when you start investing'

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'My father taught me my first investment philosophy'

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Investor at age six; now a hedge-fund specialist

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A ‘hold for life’ investment strategy has stood many people in good stead

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From learning investing ‘on the job’ to AI fund management

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Be a better investor - Podcast

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'Not everyone has the stomach to be a good investor'

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'Money is like a mistress. If you don't look after it, it'll leave you'

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'Investing if done correctly should be quite boring'

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From rural KZN to the JSE: Langa Manqele's investment journey

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'My property portfolio is my worst investment'

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'Pile in when the shares are down'

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Understand each business before investing

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'It's time in the market that matters'

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If you can pick 6/10 winners, you are doing well

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‘Put something away every month – and forget about it’

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“Don’t fall in love with companies or sectors”

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Be aggressive with a passive strategy

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99% of people would be better off investing in unit trusts

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Young, smart and going places

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Be a Better Investor - Luciano Benade

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'You learn to trade by learning what not to do first'

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Meet the asset manager who started managing his dad’s portfolio at varsity

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‘Be wary of emotional investments’ – Jacobus Lacock

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Gyongyi King's 'watch-and-learn' investment strategy

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Investing: ‘Just do it', says Anthea Gardner

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Every day you’re making a conscious decision to keep a share

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Success comes from grit and going where few are willing to tread

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Simon Brown: Where it began ...

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You don't have to make money the same way your neighbour does

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Don't harm yourself with emotional perspectives: Hlelo Giyose

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True value investing allows a trusted share its ups and downs

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'In a lot of spaces the long term is your best friend'

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Don’t try to take profits too early

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'Treat your investments like relationships'

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Dr Michael Jordaan steps out of the shadows

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‘Golden nuggets’ after 25/26 years in the small and midcap arena

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Hit ratios, win-loss ratios, and shorting

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The small-cap sector, a really tough place to pick winners

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Beware of over-diversification

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The importance of ‘violence’ in a portfolio

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Don't get distracted or drawn in by the razzmatazz

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EasyEquities has disrupted the SA investment market since inception

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Old Mutual Private Client Securities’ investment philosophy

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Ways in which investors or analysts generally approach share analysis

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'We're at the backend of a bubble ...'

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Venture capital and private equity – what's the difference?

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Markets and music

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Talking about the market, and especially fixed income

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Market Commentator

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Market Commentator

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What Ninety One is buying and selling

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Is SA a bit of a value trap following the events of the past decade?

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Working in a ‘multi-family investment office’

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Market Commentator Podcast

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'We have stunning value in our equity and bond market' – Karl Leinberger

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'SA is one of the top-performing equity markets over the last 120 years'

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Behavioural change since Covid-19’s onset has impacted the performance of many companies

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SA government bond yields may be down, but they’re still hugely attractive

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5 FEBRUARY 2021-PATRICE ROUSSEAU CIO ASHBURTON

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210129-Julian Koski CIO New Age Alpha

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Asset management strategies change over the years

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Investing in alternatives: Blended approach for sustainable returns, social impact

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Approaching a Reg 28 fund differently pays off

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Cannon Asset Managers sees massive month-to-date performance

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Morningstar Investment Management South Africa

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What is Anchor Capital doing differently in its investment strategies?

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Investing in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

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“Money is flowing to EMs, even South Africa”

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Betting on the mega-caps

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Value funds worldwide have underperformed, but Ninety One holds fast

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How investible are so-called SA Inc stocks?

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‘Bonds probably elicit the most robust debate at the moment’

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Impressions of the domestic and international markets

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Is the banking sector about to recover?

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This is not the time to be looking for extraordinary returns

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The upside for small-cap funds in tough times

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27four Investment Managers changes tack, hopes to outperform

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An uncertain economy requires diverse solutions

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Historically, it's the worst time to move down the risk spectrum

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'If there's a crisis unfolding, why be there for it?'

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There's opportunity if you look beyond the panic

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Market crashes happen, but so do recoveries

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Just because it's cheap doesn't mean you should buy it

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COVID-19: Have the markets overreacted?

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Go long, or go short?

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South Africa: Yield-rich but growth-poor

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SA delinks from US performance but stays close to emerging markets

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Specialising in long-term performance

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Versatility is Vunani’s forte

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Focusing on out of favour shares

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‘There's a payoff to delayed gratification'

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Market commentator with Delphine Govender

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Allan Gray on local equities vs bonds vs cash

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The man famous for shorting Steinhoff provides 2019 insight

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Investors favour Sygnia’s FANG Fund

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Volatility lingers but Ramaphoria on the rise

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US economy speeding ahead but will it hit a wall by 2020?

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Is populism the new normal?

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2018 - The year of political risk

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Local market underperforms international markets

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A big bad bear market or a correction?

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Don’t sneeze at the returns from cash

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Trade wars favour emerging markets

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Sani2C: It’s not just about the ride

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Will hedge funds be a safe harbour in a possibly volatile year? Segment 01

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Trump: A loose cannon but the equity markets love him Segment 01

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Trump: A loose cannon but the equity markets love him Segment 01

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The impact of Brexit and Trump on the markets Segment 01

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We’re looking for 12% to 14% three-year returns from here Segment 01

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Asset allocation is critical in our current economic climate Segment 01

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Contrarian investing in South Africa Segment 01

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Asset managers’ Naspers conundrum Segment 01

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The SA market is not that bad, compared with global trends Segment 01

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‘Index investors will under-perform for quite a while’ — Kokkie Kooyman Segment 01

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Should business and politics mix? Segment 01