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Hello! Following the success of our first AMA featuring @jesusapproved, who would you like to hear from next, or on which topic? Please also message me if you are keen to host an AMA yourself or if you are connected to a person who would be a good candidate. We'd love to hear from you! Find...

Comparison of a few sweet bank/savings/investment/retirement accounts by Manage your Money author Sam Beckbessinger https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/investing/good-funds.html Find the best account for your needs: https://mytreasury.co.za/

@lonelymama Through EasyEquities you can invest in USD with reasonably low fees, but with the exchange rate as it is... On the other hand, through the same platform I've had success buying the ETFs Sygnia MSCI US and Satrix MSCI World.

Edit: Please message me if you'd be open to moderating this sub Welcome. I'd like to start this sub off with a list of my own favourite resources for money management. Please comment with your own below, and I will compile a master list as time goes on. Facebook groups to join (highly...

@lisha That's great to know! I actually already opened an account a couple months ago but haven't funded it yet because of the inactivity fee. How do you find the platform? I have looked into it and it seems like each position transfer is $25. I have 14 different shares in EE USD in low amounts...

This is fantastic. I've been hanging onto the EE USD account for its fee structure but I rate it's time to switch. Has anyone else done a position transfer from EE to IBKR?

@gpk I can't say as we just organised this as a bunch of strangers on a facebook page, but feel free to organise one yourself using the Fat Wallet community page? I'm sure you could also get Kristia or Simon from the podcast to attend if it's in JHB.

@daughterofgod25 See my other comment Marco! :)

For those of you interested in FIRE [Financial Independence/ Retire Early], we're hosting a meetup at Foresters Arms in Newlands, Cape Town on the 19th of December 2018, 7:30-9:30 pm. We've organised this through the Fat Wallet Show community on Facebook, where you can RSVP. Come and discuss...

@francis2 I'd love to! If I didn't have a full time job and upcoming board exams to study for in the evenings help me I honestly do believe that the number one way people become wealthy is by owning their own business. It is near impossible to get there as an employee, unless you're really...

@marebear It's true that employee pension plans are too often convoluted plans with managers-on-managers-on-managers and fees-on-fees-on-fees. An independent financial adviser who signs a company up to an Allan Gray fund which invests in a Coronation fund which invests in a bunch of other mutual...

@faith4l I think you're right. Going to just leave it up to Sygnia.

Someone just posted on the Fat Wallet Community on Facebook (the group for listeners of the Fat Wallet Show podcast) about a book called The Index Card by Harold Pollack and Helaine Olen. The concept is that all the personal financial advice you need can be written on an index card, such an...

I have the Sygnia Skeleton Balanced 70 fund (0.43% TER) through the Sygnia RA. I’m happy with the nearly 30% max offshore exposure but wish it had more equity exposure (currently 69% and can be up to 75%) and less in cash (nearly 7% currently) Does anyone manage their own Sygnia RA, and what...