Easy Does It is a podcast powered by EasyEquities, and is all about demystifying finance and investing. In collaboration with Youth Money Circle, episodes cover personal finance, insights about the market, thought leadership, fun conversations about money, as well as tips on getting the most out of EasyEquities. We strip away the complicated jargon to bring you free and engaging episodes that simplify the world of finance. Hosted by DJ @ Large, the podcast features a range of guests, from in ...
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Get ready for a special episode hosted by Carly Esterhuizen, Brand VP at EasyEquities, as she hosts Dj @ Large and the tables and mics switch. After an exhilarating journey spanning 3 eventful years, featuring over 100 esteemed guests and sparking 130 insightful investment conversations, Dj @ Large bids farewell to the Easy Does It podcast. Eager t…
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Talking all things Retirement and Politics with Deresh Lawangee
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Whether you're just embarking on retirement planning or you're a seasoned investor, tune in to navigate the dynamic landscape of retirement and politics! In this episode, we're joined by Daresh Lawengee, CEO of Rise EasyRetire, to delve deep into the fascinating intersection of retirement and politics. Daresh kicks off the conversation by exploring…
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All things Crypto and the latest developments with Earle Loxton and Don Kruger
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We spoke to Don Kruger and Earle Loxton, respective Head of Product and CEO at EasyCrypto, to chat about cryptocurrencies and their recent upward trend. A key theme to this conversation are the misconceptions surrounding crypto and managing expectations about it. To achieve this (management of expectations) and to demystify it, Earle and Don break …
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Everything you need to know about EasyProtect with Mbulelo Mpofana and Carly Esterhuizen
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Many of us dread the conversation, process, and even thought of wealth preservation when it comes to death, but it’s an inevitable part of the journey. The team at EasyEquities have decided to make it, well, easier in every way. This is why we invited Mbulelo Mpofana, Product Manager at EasyEquities, and Carly Esterhuizen, EasyEquities VP of Brand,…
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Investing for your kids with Carly Esterhuizen, Ntombifuthi Dube and Justin Pearse (Part 1)
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Carly Esterhuizen, Brand VP at EasyEquities, hosts this conversation about investing for your kids. She is joined by Justin Pearse, VP of Partner Operations at Purple Group, and Ntombifuthi Dube, Client Experience Team Leader at Easy. Aside from being teammates at EasyEquities, these three have another thing in common: parenthood. Carly, a new mom,…
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Investing for your kids with Carly Esterhuizen, Ntombifuthi Dube and Justin Pearse (Part 2)
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This episode is part two of a conversation by parents sharing their insights in navigating family, kids, and finance. This special episode is hosted by Carly Esterhuizen, VP of EasyEquities Brand, and features experienced parents Ntombifuthi Dube and Justin Pearse, Client Experience Team Leader and VP of Partner Operations at Purple Group respectiv…
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Everything you need to know about EasyCredit with Mbulelo Mpofana
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Allow us to introduce EasyCredit. Toward the end of 2023 the team at EasyEquities created a new dimension to investing that helps you achieve your long-term goals. Mbulelo Mpofana, EasyCredit Product Manager, introduces and unpacks this groundbreaking financial product to our audience. EasyCredit allows investors to access financial credit/loans ba…
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EasyAssetManagement and Market Update with Shaun Krom
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Cautiously Optimistic. This sentiment about the markets in 2024 is how we kicked off the first Easy Does It episode for the new year, an episode where we reintroduce EasyAssetManagement (EAM). Shaun Krom, EAM’s Fund Manager with over 20 years’ experience, joins us in studio to talk about international and local markets, and finding investment oppor…
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What’s moving the markets with Duane Gilbert
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Every year, without fail, markets move - some years more drastically than others. The difference is in understanding why they move as they do. To give us a clear understanding of the ‘Why’ we invited Duane Gilbert, Chief Investment Officer of RISE - a licensed fund administration, investment management and consulting firm that supports retirement f…
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The EasyEquities State of the INVSTR address 2023 with Charles Savage
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Purple Group and EasyEquities CEO, Charles Savage, joins us in studio right after Purple Group (JSE: PPE) releases its 2023 financial results. It’s not everyday that we get the chance to get leadership to answer a few questions about how the business is performing and its trajectory going forward. Charles talks about the different business units wi…
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What is moving the markets in November with JD Breytenbach and CayLow Mbedzi
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Once again, we’ve invited CayLow Mbedzi (EasyEquities Brand Manager) and JD Breytenbach (Senior Trader at Purple Group) into the studio to tell us what's been moving and shaking the markets lately. To kick things off, we discussed inflation, US earnings, and the significant dividend payouts in October (and it's a lot!). CayLow provided valuable ins…
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At the Money Summit 2023, we caught up with people from all walks of life to get their insights on finance and investing. We talked to exhibitors, business owners, investors, and students, and we were struck by the common theme that many people want to improve their relationships with money. In this episode, you'll hear from people with a wide rang…
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#AskaTrader with with JD Breytenbach
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We’ve invited JD Breytenbach back on the Easy Does it podcast for a unique session where he answered our community’s questions about trading and investing. The topics covered by the Senior Trader at Purple Group includes insights about how traders perceive the future of AI/ML (A.I and machine learning), stereotypes about traders, how Nenegate affec…
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What is moving the markets with JD Breytenbach and CayLow Mbedzi
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CayLow Mbedzi (EasyEquities Brand Manager) and JD Breytenbach (Senior Trader at Purple Group) joined us in the studio to tell us what's been moving the markets lately. To start, we talked currencies and interest rate hikes in Mzansi and around the globe (and what exactly these mean for us beginners!). With South African consumers catching hands at …
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The EasyEquities State of the Investor address with Carel Nolte
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We finally got the EasyEquities and Purple Group Chief Marketing Officer, Carel Nolte, in the studio with us for an all-encompassing episode that we’re sure the Easy Community will love. As a company that takes its community and collaborators seriously, Carel gives us updates about the different charities (Born2Run, WOW Bursary Fund), strategic cor…
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How does EasyEquities protect your cash and investments?
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We have invited Sascha Graham, Head of Legal at Purple Group and EasyEquities, back to the Easy Does It studio for a chat about the safety of your investments in EasyEquities. The ever-charming legal eagle simplifies the complex rules around financial regulations that Easy abides by. This episode explains what it means when your investments are ‘ri…
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Getting in between the (fund fact) Sheets with Siyabulela Nomoyi
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We’re joined again by Siyabulela Nomoyi, Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Satrix, to explain how to read and understand fund factsheets. It may look intimidating, but a fund factsheet/MDD (Minimum Disclosure Document) is the key information document for exchange traded funds (ETFs), unit trusts, and other types of funds. Siya breaks it down, cover…
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Everything You Need to Know About EasyEquities: The Top 5 FAQs answered by Ntombifuthi Dube
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For this episode we wanted to directly answer the frequently asked questions investors have when it comes to navigating EasyEquities. We enlisted the help of Ntombifuthi Dube, Client Experience Team Leader at Easy, to answer some of the queries that you may have. The top 5 questions we address in this episode are: How to register on EasyEquities. C…
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Circle of Investors with Cleola Kunene: How to get women and youth excited about investing
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While investing has become more mainstream and accessible over the last few years, we still have a long way to go to ensure women and the youth are investing as well. Cleola Kunene, Head of SME Development and Customer Experience (CX) at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), joins us to talk about how we can further expand and diversify the invest…
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Circle of Investors with friends Mbali Nkosi and Tinyiko Ngobeni
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As part of our Circle of Investors series, which highlights people changing their financial trajectories alongside friends and family, we invited Mbali Nkosi and Tinyiko Ngobeni for a chat. Building friendships based on wealth creation can be tricky terrain, but this dynamic duo gives us a sense of how to navigate this. We asked these mates about m…
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Circle of Investors with the Stubbs Twins
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Investing alongside family and friends has its advantages and disadvantages, because experiences are never the same for everyone. That’s why we brought back our favourite set of twins to talk about being comfortable with conversations about money between family and friends, and more, for this episode of Easy Does It. The Stubbs Twins joined us in t…
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The June Easy Market Wrap with JD Breytenbach
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Once again, we are joined by JD Breytenbach to throw the proverbial financial market bones. Answering some burning investor questions while giving us a scoop on all the important financial events that had the markets moving and shaking in the month of June. The Senior Trader at Purple Group sheds light on the major global investment themes and macr…
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EasyProperties: Everything you need to know about Akaru Bryanston with Tyron Baird
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Urban tranquillity meets urban buzz! Akaru Bryanston is a brand spanking new listing on EasyProperties. Urban living apartments located in the affluent residential suburb of Bryanston, which is part of Sandton. This exclusive neighborhood is renowned for its luxurious lifestyle and provides easy access to top-notch schools, medical centres, numerou…
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Cooking up a great portfolio with Nozi Van Heerden
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We’ve invited Nozi Van Heerden, a personal finance educator, author, and self-proclaimed “ETF baby”, to join us in the Easy Does It kitchen to share her own investment ingredients when cooking up her portfolio. Nozi gets very candid with us for this episode, sharing her taboo investment habits, explaining her investment strategy, as well as how her…
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Cooking up a great portfolio with Josh Viljoen
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Join us in the Easy Does It kitchen for a conversation with Josh Viljoen, senior auditor, founder of the Smart Money SA blog, and finance content contributor for FinMeUp. We chat to Josh to get an understanding of how he chooses his own investments and navigates the markets. He introduces us to his “Two-bucket” system, the ingredients to whipping u…
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The May Easy Market Wrap with JD Breytenbach
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The man, the myth, the legend, JD Breytenbach is back on the Easy Does it podcast. Answering some burning investor questions while giving us a scoop on all the important financial events that had the markets moving and shaking in the month of May. The Senior Trader at Purple Group highlights the big investment global themes and macroeconomic factor…
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Digital Nomads with Jonathan Liebmann: Work Anywhere, Anytime - Millennial Style!
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Being a property developer is no easy feat, but double that with being a disruptive force in that industry and you’ve got Jonathan Liebmann: a property legend in the making, changing the South African landscape. Jonathan talks urban villages, the synthesis of property with lifestyle as inspired by innovation in tech, the modern phenomena of being a…
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So what happens to my EasyEquities account when I die?
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Nobody likes to think about and plan for their own death, but when you’re investing toward a future that results in generational wealth then you need to know your options. We invited Sascha Graham, Head of Legal at Purple Group, to tell us what happens to one’s easyequities account and investments upon death. Did you know that your assets and liabi…
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The March Easy Market Wrap with JD Breytenbach
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The man, the myth, the legend, JD Breytenbach is back on the Easy Does it podcast. Answering some burning investor questions while giving us a scoop on all the important financial events that had the markets shaking in the month of March. The Senior Trader at Purple Group highlights the big investment global themes and macro economic factors that a…
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Getting Your Home Loan Approved & Greenlit with Frugal Sibusiso
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We welcomed entrepreneur, investor, and social media celebrity known to most as ‘Frugal Sibusiso’ to tell us how to improve your chances of getting your home loan over the line. Sibusiso gives a run-down of the property purchase process, as well as sharing tips and tricks on getting the most out of financing property investments. Find out why Sibus…
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How to protect your wealth during a recession with Ludwik Van Wyk (Part 2)
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Bulls and bears? Recession? Dollar-cost averaging? Store of value? If you have come across these words/terms before but aren’t sure what they really mean then we’ve got you covered. Our chat with Ludwik van Wyk continues as we talk about a wide range of topics that relate to a recession. We talk about emotions related to buying shares and having di…
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How to protect your wealth during a recession with Ludwik Van Wyk (Part 1)
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In the first part of our conversation with Ludwik van Wyk, we chat to the Managing Director at Telos Wealth Capital. We spoke about his upbringing and what shaped him into the investor he is today, what hedge fund managers do, and the three investment principles he lives by. He also encourages investors (new and seasoned) to understand the business…
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A few moments of truth about investing. If you ever feel like you're alone in making investment mistakes, this episode is definitely for you! We have collected a few voicenotes from the Easy community to share the pain among each other, as this is a safe space after all. Dj @ Large is joined by Cay-low Mbedzi (Junior Brand Manager at EasyEquities) …
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Managing your emotions when it comes to money with Obakeng Maoka
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Are emotions a bad thing when it comes to money? This question sets us up for this episode, featuring independent Financial Planner, Obakeng Maoka. Obakeng weighs up IQ versus EQ to unpack which is more important in managing money, as well as touching on the influences of our upbringings on our financial personalities. The financial planner also sh…
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Financial education vs Financial advice with Obakeng Maoka
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We chat to a pro (a legit professional) in finance, Obakeng Maoka, who is an independent financial planner to break down the difference between financial advice and financial education, and why the distinction is important. The conversation unpacks why South Africans desperately need more financial education and higher literacy in this regard. Obak…
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Little Money Egghead: Making Financial education Easy for Kids with Anna Machaka
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Anna Machaka, the author of Little Money Egghead, which is a children’s book about money, joins us to talk about empowering children with financial literacy. We take a tour through Anna’s own journey with money as a young child, which we believe many South Africans would be able to relate to, and see how she came about to author her book after beca…
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2022 was a massive year for the Easy Does it podcast. We stripped away all the jargon and complication associated with investing, whilst encouraging ordinary South Africans to own the market. Press play as Dj @ Large rewinds back to some key guests and moments from 2022. From hosting CEO’S, investment professionals, entrepreneurs to finlit influenc…
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There's no doubt that 2022 was an interesting year for investors. A year filled with uncertainty and opportunity. From Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to global monetary tightening, raising interest rates to never-ending power cuts. So as we come to the end of the year, take a second to reflect on your investment portfolio and overall relationship wi…
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People say that laughter is the best medicine, but does this count when it comes to finding the cure for money problems? We find out with DJ Khathu, the South African Hip Hop DJ, radio and music producer, and comedian, who offers up a humorous perspective of our relationships with money. With his well-known laugh that he even earns an income from, …
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Getting through the festive season without catching a Financial L with Obakeng Maoka
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Whether it’s December, Easter or Eid, the festive season is financially testing for South Africans. But, since we’re all in this together, we hit up a pro (a legit professional) in finance, Obakeng Maoka. A wealth champion! Obakeng is an independent financial planner that we invited to help through this and future festive seasons and out finances. …
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Investing 101: Index Tracking & ETFs with Satrix’s Kingsley Williams
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The second episode of our 3-part special with Satrix’s Kingsley Williams, Chief Investment Officer, we talk about Index Tracking and what this really means. We know that a good investor makes sure to diversify, but the sophisticated investor can do this through funds like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Our whole vibe is that we like to simplify thin…
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Everything you need to know about Thematic Investing with Satrix and Kingsley Williams
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The third and final episode in our 3-part special with Satrix’s Kingsley Williams, Chief Investment Officer, is all about Thematic Investing. If you’re new to investing, then you’ll have to trust us when we say that Thematic Investing is one of the rare yet sexy investment philosophies out there, and we break it all down in this conversation. By no…
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Satrix investment outlook for 2022 and beyond with Kingsley Williams
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The first episode in a 3-part series with Satrix’s Kingsley Williams, Chief Investment Officer, we look at the megatrends that investors should keep sight of heading in 2023 and beyond. This episode is based on Kingsley’s presentation at the 2022 LeaderEx, which you can check out here. What are megatrends? Simply put, these are the major patterns a…
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Investment Strategy 101 with Higgo van Biljon
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Simply put, a lot of us just want to know how to put together an investment strategy. This sounds more hectic than it actually is, because it really is all about you and doesn’t require advanced maths. To help us understand how to do this, we reached out to Higgo van Biljon, the founder and CEO of FinMeUp: a finance-education app that connects you …
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Money Summit 2022 - The Top 5 Reasons Why People Don't Have Wills With Samke Mhlongo
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Will you, or won’t you? Well, you should definitely have a will, and we chatted to someone with the aim of getting you to take your estate planning seriously. While at the Money Summit for 2022 we interviewed Samke Mhlongo, radio personality and founder of TNC (The Next Chapter) Wealth Partners, to chat to us about the importance of having a will. …
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Easy Vibes at the Money Summit 2022 - Part 1
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We went to the Money Summit to catch some insights from a range of people attending the annual LeaderEx event hosted at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. From exhibitors and businesspeople to investors and students, we hit up folks randomly walking by the Youth Money Circle stand to just give us their thoughts about finance and investing. …
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Easy Vibes at the Money Summit 2022 - Part 2
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We went to the Money Summit to catch some insights from a range of people attending the annual LeaderEx event hosted at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. This episode is part 2 of our coverage at the summit, and we were even more blown away by the people who are as passionate about financial education as we are! We chatted to TV hosts and …
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Cooking up a great portfolio with Higgo van Biljon
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Higgo van Biljon, the founder and CEO of financial education app, FinMeUp, joins us for a session to give us a peek inside his personal investment pot. We turn the stove all the way up as Higgo gives us the secret ingredients that make his portfolio magic. We go from Tesla to Purple Group, to some crypto as well as ETFs and the value of these types…
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Money Summit 2022 - Leadership and wealth creation with Bonang Mohale
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At the latest LeaderEx Money Summit we managed to grab Bonang Mohale to offer up his insights into leadership and wealth creation. Who is Bonang Mohale? He is a famed businessman, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, Chancellor of University of Free State, best-selling author, and non-executive director of Purple Group (among a host of other co…
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are an investment vehicle that many pros in the industry love because they contain many shares in on product. To chat about some of the hottest ETFs, we invited Satrix’s Quantitative Portfolio Analyst, Siyabulela Nomoyi. We talk about the best performing ETFs for the month of August, the value of investing in offshore (…
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