Easy Does It - A podcast by EasyEquities

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 why nearly half of working South Africans aren't saving for retirement and emphasizes the importance of starting early. Additionally, we examine how elections worldwide can potentially disrupt financial markets, what to anticipate as leadership transitions occur, and how Rise EasyRetire is navigating...

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 down the primary drivers of crypto prices. We also speak about the highly anticipated crossover between exchange traded funds (ETFs) and digital assets, among other upcoming developments our guests foresee in the crypto space.

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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, to have this conversation with our community.

The duo introduces EasyProtect, a new life insurance product in the EasyEquities universe to democratise the financial landscape and protect clients’ wealth.

We go from personal experiences in de...

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, leans on Ntombi and Justin as experienced parents willing to share their insights in navigating family, kids, and finance.

As the first part of this two-part conversation, we get to know our guests’ beliefs, from planning for little ones, managing expectations, to...

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 respectively.

This part of the conversation gets a little more specific about strategy, where we highlight the value of tax-free investing for the next generation, as well as the types of investments these parents like for their kids and why they chose their investments.
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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 backed by your assets on EasyEquities, meaning you can remain invested even when you need access to funds to address any immediate financial issues you may experience.

Listen to this episode to find out how it works, the qualifying criteria for EasyCredit, how your investment...

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 opportunities in inflation and among the macro-risks playing out in the world.

Our conversation spans geopolitics, cyber security, and, of course, asset management.
Shaun breaks down how the EasyAssetManagement team creates and categorises investment portfolios (Bundles), so you don’t want t...

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 funds and their members.

The conversation contextualises the role central banks and inflation played in driving markets,  how global political events shaped markets, and why the contraction of the Chinese economy affected global markets. We also put SA Inc under the m...

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 within Purple Group, opportunities in the market, the different products under the Easy umbrella, and how the company aims to use AI to evolve the business. Our host also makes sure to ask questions about the operational side of th...

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 insights by explaining Sustainable Development Goals and why some companies have aligned their operations with these objectives. JD then delved into the most-purchased shares by retail investors on EasyEquities. The duo wrapped up the discussion by sharing the companies that ha...