Jacques Conradie explores the power of emotions in investment choices
‘One simple rule of thumb is to always consider whether you should be doing the exact opposite of what you feel like doing.’
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Be a Better Investor
Moneyweb editor Ryk van Niekerk hosts the weekly 'Be a Better Investor' podcast to give both amateur and established retail investors a peek at how professional investors invest.
He chats to professional investors about their experiences in selecting potential investments, as well as how successful these processes have been. They discuss their biggest hits and misses and other topics, which may offer a few golden nuggets for listeners ... to become better investors.
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Asief Mohamed's investment journey: The good, the bad, and the best
Two initial personal heavy investment losses failed to deter Aeon founder and CIO from a career in managing other people's money.
'You don't have to go big when you start investing'
Begin by dipping your toes in the market and don't follow the hype or what's trending on social media – Isabella Mnisi, sector head of asset management and funds at Rand Merchant Bank.
'My father taught me my first investment philosophy'
Brian Thomas, director and portfolio manager at Laurium Capital, shares his stock market wisdom.
Investor at age six; now a hedge-fund specialist
‘With long-only you've a blunt hammer in your toolbox...whereas in a hedge fund you've a whole array of tools’: OysterCatcher founder and CEO.
A ‘hold for life’ investment strategy has stood many people in good stead
‘If you want to buy because you think somebody else will be greedier than you, you really have to hope that they're a bigger fool than you are’: Madalet Sessions – Denker Capital.
From learning investing ‘on the job’ to AI fund management
‘You can see a time when the equivalent of ChatGPT takes market dynamics, interprets them and invests your money’ – Hywel George, Old Mutual.
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‘Investing for me is much more the understanding of money, and the respect for money. That I think is often where most people get it wrong’: Kagisho Mahura – Gradidge-Mahura Investments.
'Not everyone has the stomach to be a good investor'
Iain Power, CIO at Truffle Asset Management, on 'learning money' the importance of ignoring the noise, and more.
'Money is like a mistress. If you don't look after it, it'll leave you'
Investment is very much about delayed gratification: STANLIB CEO Derrick Msibi.
'Investing if done correctly should be quite boring'
Investors need to wrap their heads around the fact that expecting dramatic positive outcomes over shorter time horizons comes with a lot of risk of getting things wrong: Foord Asset Management investment professional Linda Eedes.
From rural KZN to the JSE: Langa Manqele's investment journey
Langa Manqele’s story demonstrates that long-term investing is probably easier and more profitable for new investors than high-risk speculation.
'My property portfolio is my worst investment'
Momentum CIO Mike Adsetts talks diversification, maximised growth and his alternative approach to retirement savings.
'Pile in when the shares are down'
Lonwabo Maqubela of Perpetua Investment Managers talks his investment style and offers advice on how to minimise losses.
Understand each business before investing
‘The small and mid cap space … remains for me the most exciting area of the market’: Vanessa van Vuuren – Sanlam Investment Management.
'It's time in the market that matters'
Patrick Mathidi of Aluwani Capital Partners shares his investment insights and lessons since his Diagonal Street days.
If you can pick 6/10 winners, you are doing well
Omri Thomas of ABAX investments offers advice to young investors who would like to get a foothold in markets and build long-term wealth.
‘Put something away every month – and forget about it’
The one decision I made myself was the worst decision in my 33 years as an investor: Jeanette Marais, CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Management.
“Don’t fall in love with companies or sectors”
Host Ryk van Niekerk with guest, Drikus Combrinck.
Be aggressive with a passive strategy
‘I believe the market will give me my results over time if I stick to my strategy’: ETF strategist and advisor, Nerina Visser.
99% of people would be better off investing in unit trusts
To be financially comfortable or able to manage one's financial affairs well doesn't require a really complex understanding of issues. It requires doing a few simple things correctly: Nic Andrew – head of Nedgroup investments.
Young, smart and going places
In this episode of Be a Better Investor Moneyweb editor Ryk van Niekerk chats with independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha.
Be a Better Investor - Luciano Benade
Host Ryk van Niekerk chat to Luciano Benade.
'You learn to trade by learning what not to do first'
All Weather Capital's Shane Watkins on his investment journey, and how luck plays an important part in one's success.
Meet the asset manager who started managing his dad’s portfolio at varsity
How a student game and his father’s trust in his abilities helped Peregrine Capital CEO Jacques Conradie pick a career in investments, and what guides his thinking now.
‘Be wary of emotional investments’ – Jacobus Lacock
Fairtrees's Jacobus Lacock talks the move from economics to the asset management industry, his worst-ever trade and why Dimension Data was his first buy.
Gyongyi King's 'watch-and-learn' investment strategy
AlexForbes's CIO chats her first stock pick, how to spot a fad and the biggest mistakes retail investors should avoid.
Investing: ‘Just do it', says Anthea Gardner
The managing partner of Cartesian Capital says a lot of platforms allow one to invest with very little money.
Every day you’re making a conscious decision to keep a share
Anchor Capital CEO Peter Armitage.
Success comes from grit and going where few are willing to tread
Petri Redelinhuys’s mantra is to let other people who are better at specific things than you are do what they're best at, while you focus on other things: Petri Redelinghuys – Herenya Capital Advisors.