Magic Markets Ep7: 2021 Preview

The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) are back! In the opening episode of 2021, we touch on what worked and didn’t work in our respective portfolios in 2020. We also talk about changes we’ve made for 2021 to position ourselves for latest market conditions, especially against a backdrop of second wave lockdowns. http:// the_ad id=”3223″ the_ad id=”3235″ the_ad id=”3234″ …

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Magic Markets Ep7: 2021 Preview

The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) are back! In the opening episode of 2021, we touch on what worked and didn’t work in our respective portfolios in 2020. We also talk about changes we’ve made for 2021 to position ourselves for latest market conditions, especially against a backdrop of second wave lockdowns. http:// the_ad id=”3223″ the_ad id=”3235″ the_ad id=”3234″ …

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Podcast guest appearance: the importance of dividends

I really enjoy being asked to appear as a guest on the podcasts that make up the South African FinPod scene (I feel like that should be a word). The Family Finance Show, hosted by Diana Granoux in collaboration with Warren Ingram, is a show that focuses on helping families and households make better financial decisions. I’m hugely passionate about …

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Be cautious of Blue Ocean multiples

You may well recognise the term Blue Ocean Strategy. It’s the redacted name of an iconic strategy book written by W Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne: Blue Ocean Strategy – How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant. I know what you’re thinking. It sounds like the stuff your annoying mate doing his MBA tries to tell …

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The Startup Junto Ep1: SnapScan

We are thrilled to introduce the second podcast in The Finance Ghost’s ecosystem: The Startup Junto. Your host, The Finance Ghost is joined by The Venturing Vagabond in engaging with startup founders, investors and managers, as we seek to broaden our collective understanding of this critical part of the business landscape. If you aren’t sure what the difference is between a …

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The Startup Junto Ep1: SnapScan

We are thrilled to introduce the second podcast in The Finance Ghost’s ecosystem: The Startup Junto. Your host, The Finance Ghost is joined by The Venturing Vagabond in engaging with startup founders, investors and managers, as we seek to broaden our collective understanding of this critical part of the business landscape. If you aren’t sure what the difference is between a …

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The Startup Junto Ep1: SnapScan

We are thrilled to introduce the second podcast in The Finance Ghost’s ecosystem: The Startup Junto. Your host, The Finance Ghost is joined by The Venturing Vagabond in engaging with startup founders, investors and managers, as we seek to broaden our collective understanding of this critical part of the business landscape. If you aren’t sure what the difference is between a …

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My JSE strategy: detailed review

Ghosts are transparent by design and The Finance Ghost is no different. I love sharing my portfolio moves and the way I arrived at decisions. Goodness knows I don’t always get it right, but if I’m not prepared to publicly share my decisions, then how can we all learn from each other? To close off 2020, I’ve decided to give …

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A startup strategy: rolling with a battleship

We are on the cusp of releasing a new startups-focused podcast series at The Finance Ghost, in which we have discussions with founders, operators and investors who are willing to share deep insights and interesting stories with us. The podcast will be called The Startup Junto and in Episode 1 we interviewed the CEO and CFO of iconic homegrown startup …

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