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The Investor Challenge / Re: Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE

« on: May 11, 2016, 11:24:25 am »

Candy Crush Sage investing platform indeed ...

Would telling people in the article what ETF to buy initially be considered as financial advise?

EDIT: Oh, now that I actually clicked through all the slides I see you went with ASHT40

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Off topic / Re: Live chat

« on: April 29, 2016, 06:24:13 pm »

Quote from: BussoV6 on April 29, 2016, 03:43:35 pm

Quote from: Orca on April 28, 2016, 04:38:10 pm
DIVTRX's market cap was stuck at R40m for months and over the past few weeks it has more than doubled.

Yes, I bought a few...

ditto

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Off topic / Re: Live chat

« on: April 29, 2016, 12:20:08 pm »

DBXWD besig om sy gat te sien

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Am I reading this correctly:

http://www.fin24.com/Economy/the-decline-of-the-rand-is-likely-to-continue-20160426?isapp=true

shared via News24

This company reckons the MSCI World Index (DBXWD) will fall to R14?!

I can't keep up with which way people are predicting the Rand/economy will go

:p

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Off topic / Re: Live chat

« on: April 26, 2016, 09:59:37 am »

Not the same article. Here's the cached one: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BCInBUO4wHcJ:www.moneyweb.co.za/mymoney/moneyweb-financial-planning/impact-fees-retirement-planning/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=za

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Off topic / Re: Live chat

« on: April 26, 2016, 08:33:45 am »

Asked them. Let's see what happens

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Off topic / Re: Live chat

« on: April 26, 2016, 08:29:45 am »

Quote from: Patrick on April 26, 2016, 08:19:13 am

I see Moneyweb has removed this link: http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mymoney/moneyweb-financial-planning/impact-fees-retirement-planning/ Wonders if their sponsors we're a little upset...

If that is true it really does say something about their bias/credibility. (as if the weekly see-sawing of analysts on emerging markets, the Rand and economy isn't enough).

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Shares / Re: TFSA Providers

« on: April 20, 2016, 05:34:12 am »

Well I'll be the exception. I opened a demo account with ABSA and once done upgraded it to a new account. Sent documentation and heard nothing from them for two days. Then phoned, they checked and told me what was wrong. Long story short: took me about a week

Once open there was some password issues. Phoned and very helpful.

All in all, EE is better at support (because new?) but once you have the ABSA accounts open it's worth it.

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Shares / Re: TFSA Providers

« on: April 19, 2016, 12:12:39 pm »

Quote from: Patrick on April 19, 2016, 10:30:07 am

Quote from: Hamster on April 19, 2016, 10:20:56 am
Live pricing will cost you, that's the JSE way. With EE aimed at being cheap and easy to use I doubt you'll ever see it unless they subsidise it.

There is a loophole though, just keep a (possibly empty) TFSA with ABSA. No charges per month, and they give you live pricing

...or just check the database here at the bank

I've never really needed live pricing though

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Shares / Re: TFSA Providers

« on: April 19, 2016, 10:20:56 am »

Quote from: Patrick on April 19, 2016, 09:05:17 am

Quote from: Hamster on April 19, 2016, 08:24:43 am
My two big issues with EE:
- how long will they be able to sustain their cheap pricing
- the site looks like Candy Crush Saga and those little blocks don't give me the overviews I want. I need a damn table on that site
Haha yeah it does look like a game. That's actually one of the reason I recommend it to people new to the market. Have you ever tried to explain how ABSA stockbrokers/FNB etc work to an older family member or colleague?

I'd like it to have live pricing though. If they up their rates, I'll just move.

Live pricing will cost you, that's the JSE way. With EE aimed at being cheap and easy to use I doubt you'll ever see it unless they subsidise it.

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Shares / Re: TFSA Providers

« on: April 19, 2016, 08:24:43 am »

My two big issues with EE:
- how long will they be able to sustain their cheap pricing
- the site looks like Candy Crush Saga and those little blocks don't give me the overviews I want. I need a damn table on that site

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Shares / Re: TFSA Providers

« on: April 18, 2016, 11:12:53 pm »

There are many more providers than those three.

I make use of both EE and ABSA (and work on STD Bank OST).

There is a certain amount you need to invest for ABSA to be the cheapest, but it is marginal.

EE allows you to invest more (less left over cash) because of fractional shares.

You are the owner of the ETF shares so the security of the broker's future is a moot point really.

Go with ABSA.

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