Easy Does It - A podcast by EasyEquities

JD Breytenbach, Senior Trader at EasyEquities ’ parent company Purple Group, gives us a wrap up on events in the markets for the month of August. He also highlights events he expects to be the market-driving factors in September. Global central banks’ dance with inflation dominated news, while on the crypto side of things we get caught up on the latest events and even the overlap it shares with Se...

We love it when a young INVSTR encourages people to save and invest. And our guest, Sven Meyer, is all about that at only 19 years of age at the time of recording. In the spirit of keeping things young and fresh, Sven and our host play a game of ‘Never Have I Ever’ to kick-off the chat, highlighting a few of the early lessons our guest has learned in his own investment journey. From goal-based inv...

We want to show some love to our Namibian listeners and INVSTRs. Flying the Namibian flag high in this episode is Jacobine ‘Ms EasyVestor’ Amutenya. From our studio in Jozi to Jacobine’s home in Windhoek, we went across the border to bridge the gap between our INVSTRs’ experiences via this episode with the social media maverick. We get to know how she began her own journey toward financial freedom...

Ever seen other people win competitions and then you wonder how they’re going to spend their winnings? Well, this time the answer is simple: invest! But this time around we want to hear it straight from the winner of the EasyEquities and Capitec competition that aired on YFM for July Savings Month. Lesedi Motlaung was one of four users to win R10k to invest as he sees fit on EasyEquities. We chatt...

Are South Africans ready for tech-focused banking? Join us on the road to discovery with Discovery Bank CEO, Hylton Kallner. We pooled some questions from members in the Easy community and Discovery investors to get some insights from the head of the digital bank. Hylton gives us the lowdown on what makes Discovery competitive and efficient for clients, how the bank aligns with the rest of the Dis...

Our first ever market wrap-up segment features JD Breytenbach as he highlights the main talking points on the JSE as well as in international markets for July 2022. We invited the Senior Trader from Purple Group to share the hottest market news that kept the markets abuzz. This conversation touches on different topics such as Crypto, commodities, the different stocks and how they performed on the...

We always talk about investment vehicles, but we want to change gears a bit and talk about another type of vehicle, which happens to be an expense many people struggle with. Cars! This is why we invited Reba S, a motor enthusiast and content creator who gives us the nitty gritty under the financial hood when it comes to vehicles and financing these machines.  Reba gives us some unexpected advice a...

Not all parents can bank on making the next Elon Musk, but an independent child is a great place to start as a guardian. That is why we invited a supermom to give us tips around investing for your kids and raising them to be financially savvy. Vicky ‘Mommy Money’ Angelopoulos, is a passionate investor and a mother to daughters among many other things. We invited Vicky to the podcast to get to unde...

We chat to Thembi Kandanga, a Namibian personal finance enthusiast and financial planner, about cooking up a well-diversified portfolio with your investments. Thembi highlights the importance and benefits of adding variety in your investments. From limiting risks, to keeping your capital intact, and the rule of thumb to follow when it comes to diversifying your investments. Thembi also provides a...

In part 2 of our chat with Radio 702 and Cape Talk radio host, award-winning finance journalist and author, Bruce Whitfield, we cover a broad range of topics to keep you enthralled. From insights about the state of South Africa, politics, to the exclusive world of investing before the EasyEquities revolution. Bruce weaves together a tight narrative ranging from personal gems about life, success, a...

Join our conversation with Bruce Whitfield, author, speaker, radio host at 702 and Cape Talk. We get personal with Bruce by picking the award-winning finance journalist’s brain to understand his relationship with investing as well as how his upbringing informed his career. Bruce takes us through his method of cutting through the noise, the resources he uses in staying up to date with the news, and...

If you didn’t know by now then here’s a declaration: EasyEquities is levelling up its operations to spread investment democratisation. This is why we’ve invited Purple Group and EasyEquities’ new Chief Risk Officer, Nicola Comninos, to the studio for a fireside chat with us. Nicola joined Team purple after 15 years at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), and gives us a new dimension through whic...

Tune into this episode to hear Purple Group's new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Rish Tandapany, as he outlines the company’s expansion into Asia. Rish underlines the reason why property is a big investment class in the Asian continent, tapping into cultural gears to unlock the continent’s appetite in investing, the trend of sustainable investing and a whole lot more. Listen to this episode t...

Join us in welcoming Rish Tandapany, Purple Group's new Chief Operating Officer (COO) originally from Singapore looking to further expand Easy’s reach to international shores. This episode is important for investors in Purple Group shares (EasyEquities’ parent company) keeping an eye on the company’s expansion plans, as well as for people interested in career nuggets from the legends making w...

Feeling a bit lazy about digging into the stock markets but you know that you want to invest? You’re not alone at all. Allow us to introduce Thando Ndlovu to you. She is a financial freedom content creator based in Bali, Indonesia with aspirations to inspire communities and individuals alike. The international traveller takes us on a personal journey about her own experiences with investing as she...

‘Even if you start small, just start.’ Great tip from Moe-Knows to our community. Most know the Canada-based investment consultant and co-founder of Magic Markets as Moe Knows, but he also goes by Mohammed Nalla. He joined us for this episode to chat about taking a more cautious approach to investing (his personal style), and how his first ever purchase in the markets was a Unit Trust. This episod...

Millennials and Gen Z’ers are looking to take global warming and socioeconomic challenges head on by making ESG an essential factor in the way businesses, markets, and economies are run. So, what is ESG? These three letters stand for (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial, (G)overnance and they represent the non-financial factors that investors and market watchers consider when evaluating a business’ ethical a...

Something crazy happened in this episode: young people actually dropped some knowledge on us for this Youth Day special on investing. Youngsters are evolving and we love it! We’d like to introduce 19-year-old twins, Connor and Justin Stubbs, who are owning the markets while also educating their peers on investing and finance. The twins highlight how they navigated around the complicated jargon and...

Youth Month isn’t a time of the year that is typically associated with gift-giving. But, we’re going to make the case for it being a time to think about one of the best types of presents any parent/guardian can give their child. Investing for your children and setting them up for a shot at financial freedom starts with the simple step of opening an account in their name. Thereafter, everything is...

Tune into the second part of our conversation with Nilan Morar, VP of Trading at EasyEquities and Easy’s sister company GT247. We pick up the conversation from busting six misconceptions that tend to be pervasive when it comes to trading and investing. We were curious to get the thoughts of a stock market legend on what he thinks about savings and what you need to think about in terms of trading....

We love the stock markets, in all its shades and forms. But we want to untangle peoples’ understanding of saving, trading, and investing on the stock markets. This is why we’ve hit up a legend in the trading room floor at Purple Group, Nilan Morar. Nilan is the VP of Trading at EasyEquities, and he joins us in studio to cast his brush over the stock market canvas with all of his experience. We tal...

In the second part of our conversation with podcaster and former investment banker still haunting the stock markets, the Finance Ghost, we lift the sheet to get a sneak peek at his own portfolio. While the Ghost is a major petrolhead, we gain insights on how he finds value in the stocks he has invested, and we even get honest feedback on some of his misses when investing. Both beginner and more se...

Halloween came early as we invited the not-so-spooky Finance Ghost to our studio to chat about one of the scarier facets of life for too many South Africans: investing. The Cape Town-based podcaster and former investment banker gives us a sneak-peek behind his anonymity to share his personal finance story and how he created the notorious Finance Ghost persona whose insights and financially-savvy h...

The second-half of the head-to-head between the Magic Markets duo heats up as we pit them against each other to choose their favourite U.S-listed stocks. The Finance Ghost and Moe-Knows enchant our host, DJ @ Large, in part two of our insightful chat with the pair as they share their respective approaches to research, as well as how they cut through the noise to find relevant info or content in U....

Are you ready to rumble!? In this episode of the Easy Does It podcast we invited the Magic Markets duo to talk about investing in American stocks. It’s normal for INVSTRs to shoot for the stars and stripes, with their investments which is why we tapped up the Finance Ghost and Moe-Knows as they go back and forth to defend their stock selections. As Moe and The Ghost go head-to-head, we first lay o...