To close out the year, René Basson of Satrix* made her debut on Ghost Stories for a fascinating conversation on the topic of money dysmorphia. This is a mismatch between financial behaviour and financial means - and yes, it can work in both directions i.e. whether you have plenty of money or not enough!

In addition to some great personal finance hacks to help you combat these feelings, René shared some helpful statistics from the SatrixNOW platform and talked about some of the observable trends in investing across genders. We also closed out the discussion with some important tips for the festive season around cybersecurity, so there really is a lot here to sink your teeth into.

*Satrix is a division of Sanlam Investment Management

Satrix Investments Pty Limited and Satrix Managers RF Pty Limited are authorised financial services providers. Nothing you have heard in this podcast should be construed as advice. Please do your own research and visit the Satrix website for more information on all their ETF products. This podcast was published on the Satrix website here.

Raising equity funding is not easy for small businesses in South Africa, but thankfully the Mineworkers Investment Company's (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative is an early-stage funding vehicle that provides capital for businesses that are ready to aggressively grow.

If you are a Black-Owned business in South Africa and you meet the criteria for this investment, then listen carefully to this podcast because your application needs to be by the end of January 2025. This whole thing will be wrapped up just a couple of months later, with funds expected to flow by March 2025.

If this sounds interesting to you, check out the website for more information and to apply for investment. This podcast is brought to you by I Am an Entrepreneur and the Mineworkers Investment Company, represented on this podcast by Keitumetse Lekaba and Nchaupe Khaole respectively.

The Satrix Global Balanced Fund of Funds ETF aims to provide local investors with optimally diversified exposure to a global basket of indices representing different asset classes. This is a low-cost, easy way to invest in a mix of equities, bonds, infrastructure, property, credit and cash assets.

Nico Katzke of Satrix joined me to explain the concept of a balanced fund, the strategic asset allocation in this ETF and how Satrix has managed to achieve this exposure at just 35 basis points a year in costs.

You can learn more about this brand new fund here.

Satrix Investments Pty Limited and Satrix Managers RF Pty Limited are authorised financial services providers. Nothing you have heard in this podcast should be construed as advice. Please do your own research and visit the Satrix website for more information on all their ETF products.