Be a Better Investor

Moneyweb editor Ryk van Niekerk hosts the weekly 'Be a Better Investor' podcast to give both amateur and established retail investors a peek at how professional investors invest.
He chats to professional investors about their experiences in selecting potential investments, as well as how successful these processes have been. They discuss their biggest hits and misses and other topics, which may offer a few golden nuggets for listeners ... to become better investors.

Weekly English South Africa Business Ryk van Niekerk

184 Episodes

32 – 52

“Don’t fall in love with companies or sectors”

Host Ryk van Niekerk with guest, Drikus Combrinck.

20 May 2023 20 min

Be aggressive with a passive strategy

‘I believe the market will give me my results over time if I stick to my strategy’: ETF strategist and advisor, Nerina Visser.

15 Apr 2023 24 min

99% of people would be better off investing in unit trusts

To be financially comfortable or able to manage one's financial affairs well doesn't require a really complex understanding of issues. It requires doing a few simple things correctly: Nic Andrew – head of Nedgroup investments.

11 Mar 2023 25 min

Young, smart and going places

In this episode of Be a Better Investor Moneyweb editor Ryk van Niekerk chats with independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha.

4 Mar 2023 32 min

Be a Better Investor - Luciano Benade

Host Ryk van Niekerk chat to Luciano Benade.

25 Feb 2023 19 min

'You learn to trade by learning what not to do first'

All Weather Capital's Shane Watkins on his investment journey, and how luck plays an important part in one's success.

4 Feb 2023 25 min

Meet the asset manager who started managing his dad’s portfolio at varsity

How a student game and his father’s trust in his abilities helped Peregrine Capital CEO Jacques Conradie pick a career in investments, and what guides his thinking now.

20 Jan 2023 28 min

‘Be wary of emotional investments’ – Jacobus Lacock

Fairtrees's Jacobus Lacock talks the move from economics to the asset management industry, his worst-ever trade and why Dimension Data was his first buy.

11 Dec 2022 22 min

Gyongyi King's 'watch-and-learn' investment strategy

AlexForbes's CIO chats her first stock pick, how to spot a fad and the biggest mistakes retail investors should avoid.

12 Nov 2022 13 min

Investing: ‘Just do it', says Anthea Gardner

The managing partner of Cartesian Capital says a lot of platforms allow one to invest with very little money.

22 Oct 2022 22 min

Every day you’re making a conscious decision to keep a share

Anchor Capital CEO Peter Armitage.

16 Oct 2022 21 min

Success comes from grit and going where few are willing to tread

Petri Redelinhuys’s mantra is to let other people who are better at specific things than you are do what they're best at, while you focus on other things: Petri Redelinghuys – Herenya Capital Advisors.

2 Oct 2022 23 min

Simon Brown: Where it began ...

MoneywebNOW's host is the interviewee in this episode of Be a Better Investor. He explains when his love for investing started and how he picks his top stocks.

28 Aug 2022 24 min

You don't have to make money the same way your neighbour does

'It took me about 15 years to figure out that there's only one Buffett and that's Mr Buffet, and the rest of us have to invest in a way that suits your own personality': RECM CEO Jan van Niekerk.

29 Jul 2022 26 min

Don't harm yourself with emotional perspectives: Hlelo Giyose

First Avenue Investment Management's founder and CIO offers insight into his investment journey and explains why he made it his career.

1 Jul 2022 24 min

True value investing allows a trusted share its ups and downs

John Biccard of Ninety One explains his long-term investing philosophy, citing his experiences with Impala, Tiger Brands and Cashbuild in particular.

11 Jun 2022 25 min

'In a lot of spaces the long term is your best friend'

Cannon Asset Managers's CIO Tshepo Modiba talks his biggest investment wins and mistakes and how he picks his shares.

4 Jun 2022 16 min

Don’t try to take profits too early

There are two kinds of money: bread-and-butter money and the yacht-and-caviar money – Viv Govender, wealth specialist at Rand Swiss.

28 May 2022 20 min

'Treat your investments like relationships'

‘The more you read, each day you are learning a little more – and I think it's very important to do that kind of reading. You learn about companies as well’: Investment rockstar David Shapiro – deputy chair, Sasfin.

20 May 2022 21 min

Dr Michael Jordaan steps out of the shadows

‘If you had to ask me to give one word of advice to all investors, it would be diversification...The worst thing that a tiny investor could do is put all their savings into just one counter’: Dr Michael Jordaan, former FNB CEO.

6 May 2022 23 min