‘Hedge funds can be a risk-reducer or diversifier, or a return-enhancer’

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Jay is more than just the host of All About Change podcast. He is a lawyer and international activist, who has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. On the special episode of All About Change, Mijon Zulu, the managing producer of the "All About Change" podcast, is taking over hosting duties to interview Jay Ruderman about his new book, his activist journey, and why activism is even more important today. Episode Chapters (0:00) intro (02:38) How does one choose a cause to go after? (03:33) Jay’s path to activism (07:50) Practical steps a new activist can take (09:24) Confrontation vs trolling (17:36) Learning from activists operating in different sectors (19:20) Resilience in activism (22:24) Reflections on Find Your Fight and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at www.jayruderman.com .…

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‘And alternative investments provide access to risk-and-return sources you wouldn't ordinarily get through traditional portfolios’ – Equilibrium CIO Kamini Naidoo.

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‘Hedge funds can be a risk-reducer or diversifier, or a return-enhancer’

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‘And alternative investments provide access to risk-and-return sources you wouldn't ordinarily get through traditional portfolios’ – Equilibrium CIO Kamini Naidoo.

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From getting a foot in the door to investing in global giants 24:33

17 weeks ago24:33

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This idea of 'earning a dividend cheque while you slept' and having something to replace your income became quite appealing to me and a pretty big part of my investment strategy’ – Craig Antonie, chief investment officer of AnBro Capital Investments.

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‘Don’t let something like Steinhoff derail you’ – Ashburton CIO 22:36

18 weeks ago22:36

22:36

My philosophy is to invest when markets are dislocated, because companies might face challenges but whole industries won’t disappear forever: Patrice Rassou of Ashburton Investments.

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Keep it simple, sleep well at night, get (very) good returns 18:45

23 weeks ago18:45

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Investment strategies that led to a 1 600% return on Nvidia for Ziyaad Sarang of Revego Fund Managers and Investec.

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Does ‘bunking school and jumping off cliffs’ foretell future investing? 18:04

25 weeks ago18:04

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Erik Nel of Terebinth Capital shows how you can reach your destiny through avid reading and working towards it.

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Could standup comedy lead to investment insights? 20:30

26 weeks ago20:30

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Varshan Maharaj from Allan Gray has a lot of intellectual curiosity, sees participating in markets as a ‘contest of ideas’, believes in the basket approach to thematic investing, and tells us which ‘theme basket’ his proudest investment sits in.

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‘Hedge funds can be a risk-reducer or diversifier, or a return-enhancer’ 13:26

29 weeks ago13:26

13:26

‘And alternative investments provide access to risk-and-return sources you wouldn't ordinarily get through traditional portfolios’ – Equilibrium CIO Kamini Naidoo.

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'Don't invest in an investment you don't understand or can't value' 22:23

30 weeks ago22:23

22:23

Company valuations drew her from the outset, so after a great deal of study, Derinia Mathura found herself a young professional managing the Melville Douglas Global Equity Fund.

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When your first investment experience is with unit trusts at age seven … 23:13

31 weeks ago23:13

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You might become a portfolio manager at Sanlam Private Wealth – after trying your hand as a casino dealer, English teacher, lecturer and film producer. Thato Mashigo tells us his story.

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Lebo Thubisi started by selling paraffin from a customised bakkie 23:32

34 weeks ago23:32

23:32

In investments you learn that you need to make logical decisions and stay away from the emotive things, says the deputy chief investment officer for alternative investments at Alexforbes Investments.

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You can't be too distant from an investment you make' 16:50

35 weeks ago16:50

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'Accumulating those small margins is how you become successful and build up a good track record and good return for yourself': Richo Venter, Inn8 Invest’s head of portfolio management.

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To start investing, perhaps just go the fund route 15:18

36 weeks ago15:18

15:18

Malawi-born Kondi Nkosi progressed from doing ‘business studies’ at school in then Bophuthatswana to being Country Head at Schroders SA today.

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For young investors penny stocks may be the way to go 22:15

37 weeks ago22:15

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If my first ‘went to four cents, I sold it. When it came back to two cents, I bought it again.’ That' s how then teenager and now CIO at Sasfin Asset Managers, Arno Lawrenz, started.

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The markets don't repeat, but they rhyme 22:12

38 weeks ago22:12

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‘Don’t just read about investments, read more history; and watch cash flow – if you have growth and you've got that cash flow, when any exogenous event hits the company and it's down 30, 40, 50%, you can buy more’: Sumesh Chetty, portfolio manager at Ninety One.

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40 years in the investment industry hasn’t wearied Wayne McCurrie 21:54

41 weeks ago21:54

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It’s 'utter nonsense’ that you as the retail investor mustn't even try your hand at it. It’s not rocket science. But it does offer only one ‘free lunch’.

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A Dale College graduate who never ‘invested’ in rugby 22:03

44 weeks ago22:03

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Saneliswile Tofile’s career progressed from investing with friends to becoming deputy CIO and a portfolio manager at All Weather Capital.

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Very few young kids grow up with their own investment portfolio 19:22

45 weeks ago19:22

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‘I think in particular when you're looking at young people, they've got to have a good, long time horizon, and over time will get the returns that they are expecting’ – Kenny Rabson, Discovery Invest CEO.

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Unveiling investment wisdom 20:08

50 weeks ago20:08

20:08

Insights from Daniel dos Passos, indexation expert at FirstRand.

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A different approach to investing 27:31

52 weeks ago27:31

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‘Ultimately, if you don't have a good grasp or understanding of the risk, you're setting yourself up for failure.’

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Invested from age 10, saving his holiday-job earnings 14:18

1 year ago14:18

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'Being part of farm life, you plant, you wait for the season, and then when the produce comes you get your returns': Fannuel Tigere – Balondolozi Investment Services.

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Don’t start off by going long and short 24:08

1 year ago24:08

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Try to focus your investing on things that you understand and give yourself a time horizon, advises - Asanda Notshe from Mazi Asset management.

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Claire Rentzke: Junior MacGyver to polished investor 18:23

1 year ago18:23

18:23

The best investment ever for the CIO of Sukha & Associates, has been her RA, which has ‘compounded and compounded and compounded’ untouched over the years.

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Presenting a very solid approach many young people would be wise to follow 26:34

1 year ago26:34

26:34

Investing is ‘not a piece of paper or a light on a screen. You're actually a business owner’: Grant Nader – Benguela Global.

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Nolan Wapenaar: Navigating markets, lessons learned, and the pursuit of winners 19:26

1 year ago19:26

19:26

While the Sunday Times share pages fascinated him at around age 10, today, it is analysis and research that get him out of bed in the mornings.

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A different kind of ‘angel’ investor 25:50

1 year ago25:50

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‘I've stuck with my principle in my stockbroking accounts or investment accounts that whatever is generated in there stays in there’: Craig Pheiffer, chief investment strategist at Sasfin Wealth.

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Half a varsity scholarship paid for his initial investment education 18:45

1 year ago18:45

18:45

Play to your strengths, figure out the aspects that you are better at, and try to use those to a greater degree than the things that you're weak at – Keith McLachlan of Integral Asset Management.

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From ETF investor to Satrix CEO 19:44

1 year ago19:44

19:44

It's been 23 years since the first index fund was launched, and Fikile Mbhokota says she's always held the view that it's better to hold a basket of shares instead of just one.

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Learning from bygone investment luminaries creates a solid foundation 20:46

1 year ago20:46

20:46

Get rid of debt and, after your bond is paid, invest and save that amount: Abdul Davids – Camissa Asset Management.

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'Start investing early, don't be scared to do the hard work' 20:49

1 year ago20:49

20:49

Charl de Villiers from Ashburton Investments talks about his 'roundabout journey' from initially studying engineering to becoming an investment professional.

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‘Huge gap’ for retail investors to get on JSE – Makwe Masilela 20:45

1 year ago20:45

20:45

The founder and CIO of Makwe Fund Managers shares his insights into investing and lessons gleaned over the years, remarking that ‘you don’t need to be an investment professional to invest’.

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'Steinhoff really shook me' 31:37

1 year ago31:37