Nedbank BettaBeta Equally Weighted Top 40 exchange traded fund (ETF) tracks the BettaBeta Equally Weighted Top 40 Index. The ETF has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Nedbank BettaBeta Equally Weighted Top 40 ETF
Short name: BBEWT40
Ticker: BBET40
Sector: JSE listed funds
Five top facts about Nedbank BettaBeta Equally Weighted Top 40 ETF
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Standard Bank AfricaPlatinum exchange traded fund (ETF) tracks the rand value of platinum. The ETF has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Standard Bank AfricaPlatinum ETF
Short name: AfricaPlt
Ticker: ETFPLT
Sector: JSE listed funds
Five top facts about Standard Bank AfricaPlatinum ETF
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Standard Bank AfricaPalladium exchange traded fund (ETF) tracks the rand value of palladium. The ETF has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Standard Bank AfricaPalladium ETF
Short name: AfricaPld
Ticker: ETFPLD
Sector: JSE listed funds
Five top facts about Standard Bank AfricaPalladium ETF
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Standard Bank AfricaGold exchange traded fund (ETF) tracks the rand value of gold. The ETF has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Standard Bank AfricaGold ETF
Short name: AfricaGld
Ticker: ETFGLD
Sector: JSE listed funds
Five top facts about Standard Bank AfricaGold ETF
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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are funds listed on the stock market, which are pas... ››› more
The db-x trackers FTSE 100 exchange traded fund (ETF) tracks the London Stock Exchange's top 100 companies. The ETF has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: db-x trackers FTSE 100 ETF
Short name: DBX FT100
Ticker: DBXUK
Sector: JSE listed funds
Five top facts about db-x trackers FTSE 100 ETF
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If you want to construct a diversified portfolio, but don't want to pick individual stocks, you can use exchange traded funds (ETFs).
ETFs provide you with an easy way to invest in a range of investments to give you adequate diversification.
ETFs can be a cost-effective and easy way to invest.
So what principles should you consider when constructing a portfolio using ETFs?
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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to grow in popularity across the world. This as investors see the merits in investing in trackers as opposed to actively managed funds, which have a tendency to underperform over the long-term.
So what should you look for when investing in ETFs? What factors indicate a good ETF?
Read on to find out…
Comparing the different ETFs on offer
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Think back 20 years. If you wanted to check your bank statement, you waited for your bank to post it out to you. If you wanted to buy clothes or a book, you had to go shopping.
Thanks to the Internet, you can now do so many things online. But with this growing reliance on the Internet comes a growing problem: Cybercrime.
Thanks to this, cybersecurity is a growing industry. And it presents yo... ››› more
If you're investing in a managed fund, you want benchmark beating performance in return.
Otherwise you'd be better off putting your cash into a passive fund, such as an exchange traded fund (ETF), and save yourself the management fees.
So how can you work out if a manager is worth the fees he charges?
Read on to find out…
Four factors to weigh up a unit trust’s performance
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Since their launch in South Africa 15 years ago, exchange traded funds (ETFs) have grown in popularity.
They're similar to unit trusts, but have some distinct differences.
So what exactly is an ETF? What makes them different to unit trusts? And are they good long-term investment options?
Read on to find out…
What are ETFs?
ETFs are funds that trade on the stock market. You buy... ››› more
When investing in funds like unit trusts, you have two options.
You can invest in a passively managed fund, which aims to track its underlying index. Or you can invest in an actively managed fund, where the fund manager strives to beat the underlying market.
So which option is the best long-term investment for you?
Read on to find out…
How do actively managed funds perform?
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When it comes to investing in funds, you have a choice.
You either opt for actively managed funds, which have a fund manager trying to outperform his chosen benchmark.
Or you can opt for a passively managed fund, in other words an index fund. This type of fund mirrors the make-up and performance of its chosen benchmark.
The advantage of passively managed funds is you don't have to pay fo... ››› more
If you want to invest in stocks and bonds, you have two options.
You can sit for hours conducting in depth research into different companies and bonds of different maturities or you can invest in a handful of funds that do just that for you.
So how can you go about building a portfolio using funds?
Read on to find out…
Using ETFs makes investing simple
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If you want to invest on the stock market, it can seem a bit complicated. There's an assumption that you'll have to spend a fair bit of time researching your picks.
But this isn't the case.
You can keep investing as simple and easy as you like it.
So how can you do this?
Invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs)…
How to follow a simple investing strategy using ETFs
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Unit trusts provide you with an easy way to invest in a number of different assets. You can use them to invest in different types of equities, money market funds and bonds.
If you're looking for a lower risk option to generate an income, unit trusts have the solution.
Let's take a closer look…
Investing in income funds
Income funds are unit trusts that focus on generating an incom... ››› more