Welcome to the first part in our EasyEquities World Cup ETF series. 

In this episode I will be profiling Exchange Traded Funds and comparing them to the national teams that feature in the 2018 World Cup, in the hope of giving you all a better and simpler understanding  of ETFs and their make up. 

The group stages have just ended, and it has been an interesting round of football with plenty of goals and big teams going head-to-head to progress to the next round. One thing to note about ETFs is that they exist as a collection of listed shares, kind of like how a football team is a collective of talented footballers. 

Have you ever had a conversation with someone who has a very different perspective on things to you? More on topic, how often have you made these people see things your way? Introducing something new to a person often results in them rejecting it for what they already know – which leads us to our question – how do you tell someone they need something they have never had a need for before?

According to Forbes, the world’s 100 most valuable brands are worth a mega $2.15 trillion. Invest in the ones you love, here are the most valuable, some of which are US shares available on our platform.

Busisiwe Ngobe started her journey as the newest member of TeamEasy only a week ago, but has been part of the EasyEquities community for 2 years already. Busi is a thrillseeker (bunjee jumping is one of her favourites) and is passionate about education, here’s her investment tale…

EasyEquities is vibing! Whether you’ve been part of our community from the jump when we launched in Beta as a game and have gone through this amazing Fintech revolution with us; or you've just signed up and are starting to find your own investment style. It’s been quite a ride, and we don’t plan on hitting the brakes anytime soon.

EasyEquities investors now have exposure to the whole spread of investment options – local and international shares, tax free savings, retirement annuities, exchange traded funds and managed portfolios. We’ve partnered with 2OceansVibe to really unpack the whole selection, so if you want to up your investment savvy status, or are ready to start exploring new things on our platform, keep an eye on 2OceansVibe for all the investment things.