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Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE
« on: May 11, 2016, 10:41:14 am »
http://investorchallenge.co.za/a-newbies-guide-to-investing-on-the-jse/

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Re: Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2016, 11:24:25 am »
Candy Crush Sage investing platform indeed ...  :whistle:

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
« Last Edit: May 11, 2016, 11:26:04 am by Hamster »

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Re: Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 11:40:15 am »
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
Good question. I didn't want to make that choice for people, but you do get some who have absolutely no clue, in which case I think a low cost top40 fund is probably as close to a general decision as you could make, and reasonable safe too. If DBXWD was cheaper, I'd probably have gone with that, but I still think 0.67% is too high. Maybe I should change the slide and mention it.

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Re: Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 12:34:40 pm »
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
Good question. I didn't want to make that choice for people, but you do get some who have absolutely no clue, in which case I think a low cost top40 fund is probably as close to a general decision as you could make, and reasonable safe too. If DBXWD was cheaper, I'd probably have gone with that, but I still think 0.67% is too high. Maybe I should change the slide and mention it.

For a complete n00b? MAPPSG imo.

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Re: Blog post: A newbie’s guide to investing on the JSE
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2016, 03:49:35 pm »
So, if you’re a stock analyst then this post is not for you. If you’re a seasoned investor able to explain what a PEG ratio is and why it matters when picking stocks, then this post is also not for you. If you know which sectors of the stock market you should be invested in now, and which to avoid, yes you guessed it, this post is NOT FOR YOU!

 :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: so should I just stop %$#@ reading  :wall: :wall: :wall:
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