Finance Matters With Leago

Avid motor reviewer and petrolhead, Reba Semakane sits down with me to talk about cars and the money required to buy and maintain your own set of wheels.  We explore useful hacks for buying your first car after getting a new job by comparing brand new vs second hand cars, negotiating a good price, car maintenance costs, how to extract value using trade-ins, leasing vs buying a vehicle, and common mistakes people make when they buy their first car. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leago-papo/message

In this episode, Zinhle Msibi joins me to unpack Money in Romantic Relationships. We explore communication about your financial situation from the onset, having a joint savings account with your partner, uncontrollable spending habits, picking up the bill on date nights, disclosure of salaries and aligning financial priorities over the long term in a relationship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leago-papo/message

Pinky Sithole joins me to co-host a podcast on stokvels. We have a chat with Nolwazi Dube, founder and chairperson of Wolemera Women Society, about stokvels. She tells us more about her society and we have an in depth conversation about stokvels. We look into the different types of stokvels, advantages and disadvantages of being part of a stokvel, what stokvels can invest in and some existing apps that assist in managing the financial administration of stokvels. Subscribe to Pinky Sithole's podcast, Seven Figures + https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/seven-figures/id1565964239 Follow Wolemera Women Society on Instagram: wolemera_women --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leago-papo/message

This is an interview I did on the Daring Greatly Podcast with Tshepo Mantje. The topic of the conversation was financial wellness. We unpacked credit, budgeting, tax-free savings and why it is not optimal to do all your banking with one bank. We also briefly discussed retirement plans and the wonders of compound interest over time.  Please remember to rate and review the podcast. Your feedback is incredibly appreciated! Subscribe and listen to the Daring Greatly podcast:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ffM2j6B6ajpifQ1dQYYZr?si=yXAhgSopSveb256QncijIQ&nd=1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/financial-wellness-with-leago-papo/id1479321892?i=1000507142736 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leago-papo/message

A comparison of bonds, shares and forex. The final episode of season 1 encapsulates how financial instruments work, the financial risks involved in each and how to invest in those markets. Through the distinction between of bonds, shares and forex, novice and prospective investors can learn the importance of investing their funds in different financial markets and how to do so. Follow me: Twitter: @LeagoPapo Instagram: leago.papo

On this episode I sat down with Bonolo Magoro, a Global Equity Portfolio Manager at the Public Investment Corporation, to discuss how to successfully transition from being a university student to landing your first job in the corporate world. We also unpack how to make better financial decisions in the process by monitoring your spending habits, managing your credit record, investing earlier and navigating “black tax” with our loved ones. I have also added a new segment to this episode in order to tackle specific questions from my community of listeners. Please feel free to share how the podcast has helped you so far and what lifestyle changes you have made to be in control of your finances by sending a voicenote on the following link: https://anchor.fm/leago-papo/message

On this episode I have a chat with Investment researcher and financial market strategist, Peet Serfontein, to discuss ways to invest in the financial markets, risks involved and how to protect your portfolio post the coronavirus. He also shares some tips on how prospective investors can get financial market exposure with minimum capital.

This is my interview on TheNDLShow with Nondu Lehutso. We had an interesting conversation about financial literacy in black communities, investing in a smart way, personal budgeting, the legitimacy of FX trading, the oil futures crash and more. Check out her podcast and subscribe here: https://linktr.ee/theNDLshow

On this episode I discuss why sales and gross profit are not be sustainable indicators to value the profitability and market longevity of your business. I have selected two local small businesses, Dressed By Kat and MoveIt Removals, as case studies to provide a practical demonstration of how indirect costs have a significant impact on the financials of a small business and how they can negatively affect net profit if they are not controlled.

We’re sometimes conflicted when making an informed decision about whether to lease or buy assets such as houses, motor vehicles and equipment. While it’s important to choose a method that is suitable, it is not always easy to determine its cost effectiveness. In this episode I compare different assets and identify if leasing and purchasing work or not.

Have you ever set financial goals and realized that achieving them is harder than you thought? Have you ever wondered how you can manage your money better so that you can have surplus funds for rainy days? In this episode I focus on budgeting; how it can assist you, what you can do to budget and how you should do it.

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