Should you build a legacy business?
Self-employment and building a business are not the same things. In both cases, the founders are entrepreneurs and are playing a critical role in the economy. The difference comes in when those founders want to go off and do something else. In a self-employment situation, the founder does all or almost all the work. This is typical of small services …
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Magic Markets Ep24: FAANGs at the BEACH
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Amazon, Apple, BEACH, Disney, FAANG, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Trip Advisor
- May 6, 2021
The title may sound like a vampire holiday movie, but most investors will be familiar with the term FAANG as an acronym for some of the most exciting tech companies in the world (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google). The term BEACH is less common and is used to describe travel and leisure industries that will benefit from a return …
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Magic Markets Ep23: European Gems
European investor and student of the markets Tobias (@TobyTheInvestor) joins Mohammed Nalla (@MohammedNalla) and I from Copenhagen to discuss European markets and the appeal of Nordic markets that are often ignored when people think about global opportunities. Europe can offer attractive risk/return trade-offs, if investors know where to look. Toby gives great practical insights into navigating the region, including an …
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Magic Markets Ep22: Banks – Boom or Bust?
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Banking, Capitec, Credit Suisse, FirstRand, FNB, Goldman Sachs, Investment banking, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Nedbank, Standard Bank
- April 22, 2021
In Episode 22 of the popular Magic Markets podcast, hosts The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) look back fondly on their days in banking and investment banking in particular. After a year of volatile markets with high trading volumes, investment banks are posting terrific financial results. Well, those who have avoided crises like Greensill and Archegos at least. Banking …
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Podcast guest appearance: Business and Beers
I love podcasts and I always enjoy appearing as a guest on other podcasts. I’ve been on Honest Money twice, Talking with Traders and The Family Finance Show. My latest guest appearance is on Business & Beers, an up-and-coming podcast about startups and entrepreneurship, hosted by Simon van Heerden and Steve van Rooyen. They asked me a number of really …
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Impact investing insights – part 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of matching investors to opportunities. For example, in the world of impact investing, social entrepreneurs need to raise “patient” capital to successfully execute an impact plan. This isn’t about achieving a 10x return in 3 – 5 years, but rather about experimenting with various models in the hope of creating …
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Magic Markets Ep20: Buy-Toi-Let
In Episode 20 of Magic Markets, hosts The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) discuss property investing and their respective views on whether buy-to-let is a good idea. The Finance Ghost likes to call it “buy-toi-let” instead, which gives you a clue into what he thinks about the idea. With fascinating real world insights into the property market in developed …
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Magic Markets Ep19: Arch-egos at hedge funds
It’s an April Fools’ show, yet we only discuss things that have actually happened. It says a lot for the character of the markets that many of the current topics could probably double up as pranks. Other than Cathie Wood’s ARK investing in John Deere in a space fund (?!?), the really interesting story in the markets has been Bill …
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Digging through the JSE dustbin
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It applies in the markets too. Successful investing is about buying the right shares at the right price. End of story. It doesn’t help to overpay for even the best companies in the world. The markets exist because opinions differ on whether companies are trash or treasure. Often, it’s just a …
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Magic Markets Ep18: Investment Journeys
Regular listeners of Magic Markets will know by now that The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) bring different styles to their portfolios and to the show in general. In Episode 18, as Magic Markets reaches adulthood and comes of age, the hosts have a frank discussion around their different investment techniques and what does / doesn’t work for them. …
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