Be a Better Investor

'Pile in when the shares are down'

Lonwabo Maqubela of Perpetua Investment Managers talks his investment style and offers advice on how to minimise losses.

21 Jul 2023 23 min

Understand each business before investing

‘The small and mid cap space … remains for me the most exciting area of the market’: Vanessa van Vuuren – Sanlam Investment Management.

15 Jul 2023 21 min

'It's time in the market that matters'

Patrick Mathidi of Aluwani Capital Partners shares his investment insights and lessons since his Diagonal Street days.

8 Jul 2023 25 min

If you can pick 6/10 winners, you are doing well

Omri Thomas of ABAX investments offers advice to young investors who would like to get a foothold in markets and build long-term wealth.

1 Jul 2023 19 min

‘Put something away every month – and forget about it’

The one decision I made myself was the worst decision in my 33 years as an investor: Jeanette Marais, CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Management.

17 Jun 2023 23 min

“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