Jsedirect With Simon Brown

“Brought to you by Absa ETFs” Simon Shares The new cabinet is of course a compromise, that's the nature of our political system. But the important departments are markedly better hands (SOEs, treasury & mining). New tax-free year kicks off today. R33,000 per year and transfer are now also possible. Up coming events; ABSA NewFunds ETF seminars (DBN, CPT, JHB and webcast) Leverage your investment portfolio Borrowing money to increase your portfolio is something most investors ponder at some point, but two questions come up. How and what are the risks? The theory is easy, over the long-term equity markets do better than the cost of borrowing, but there is more to leverage then just that. So here are some options, with the risks involved. Derivatives such as CFDs; Easy enough. But costs and margin calls are real issues. Keep it small. Home loan Clean and simple if you can afford the repayments remembering that when markets collapse interest rates typically rise. Make sure you can make the repayments