Spreadsheet Ranger

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Totaly after you said that in the Stock Watch thread I stumbled across that website and saw yea rather not I will be watching the global property ETF that should be a better long term hold as it appears to be below what the average is: Housing Starts Historical Chart - http://www.macrotrends.net/1314/housing-starts-historical-chart

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The new coreshares ETFs lists today. Are we going to track this bad boy and maybe each buy like 10 bucks and ride it for what it's worth? Not everyday you can buy a share at inception imagine Capitec

She does make me sad.

Holy smoly! That will be super!

Started streaming 43 minutes ago President Jacob Zuma's legal team is presenting their arguments in the North Gauteng High Court as to why the public protector's state capture report should not be made public. [video=youtube]

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Rockcastle Global Real Estate has concluded a preliminary agreement to acquire Galeria Warminska shopping centre in Olsztyn, Poland. The purchase price, which will be paid in cash, is €150 million (R2.25 billion) which represents an acquisition yield of 6.0%. Source - Email

I can't wait for Monday! - This US election has me silly excited.

Abraham Lincoln could be considered the greatest president America ever had, he was ernest, a visionary and heroic, he also earned the respect of the world but where are the hero's now asks reporter Jeremy Paxman. [video=youtube]https://youtu.be/BVNopKFNlFk

Tim jokes

Cape Town - Tim Noakes has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. "This is after he provided unconventional advice on breastfeeding babies on social media which was not in accordance with the norms and standards of his profession," the HPCSA announced in a media release on Friday afternoon. Noakes testified and called witnesses in his defence in the case, and these witnesses were cross examined, the HPCSA said. "The Pro Forma Complainant has now closed its case and there are no further witnesses to be called. The only outstanding issue is that of argument of the matter." Proceedings have been adjourned until April 4 and 5, 2017. The Pro Forma Complainant must file its heads of argument by February 1, and Noakes and his legal team will have until February 22 to file their heads of argument. The Pro Forma Complainant will then have until March 15 to file its reply to the heads of argument. "The matter will then be argued before the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) on April 4 and 5. "The PCC will deliberate on the issue and come to a decision between 6 and 7 April." A judgment on the matter will be issued on Friday, April 21, 2017 by the PCC. source: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/tim-noakes-found-guilty-20161028

Well Well Well... Pornhub offers to buy Vine: 'Six seconds is more than enough' https://www.cnet.com/news/pornhub-offers-to-buy-vine-6-seconds-twitter-jack-dorsey/

Guess I will have to go the youtube route

I do not really like that Anthony Clark guy, but this is slightly worrisome. Since Taste Holdings CE Carlo Gonzaga opened his first Scooters pizza store 16 years ago he has always thought big. But there is market concern that in taking on Domino’s Pizza and Starbucks, two global heavyweight brands, in one shot he has bitten off more than he can chew. The market has left no doubt about this concern, wiping almost two-thirds off Taste’s share price since July 2015. Living up to sombre expectations, in the six months to August, Taste dished up a headline loss of R33.7m (9c/share), R4m up on a R29.7m loss a year earlier Read all about why investors are turning sour on Taste http://www.financialmail.co.za/moneyinvesting/2016/10/28/investors-turn-sour-on-taste

JOHANNESBURG – South African drug retailer Dis-Chem plans to raise up to $359 million with a stock market listing, it said on Friday, to reduce debt and allow founders to recoup some of their investment. Founded by chief executive Ivan Saltzman and his wife Lynette, Dis-Chem will tap an uncertain equity market as it looks to take on larger rival Clicks Group and retailers Shoprite and Pick n Pay, which also have pharmaceutical retail operations. Dis-Chem said it would sell 238.4 million shares, equating to a 27.5% stake, at between R16.25 and R20.25, valuing the company at as much as R20 billion ($1.44 billion). It did not say when the final price would set but it is expected to start trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on November 18. Dis-Chem, which runs about 100 stores, has grown from a start-up in 1978 to a major health products retailer with annual sales of more than R15 billion rand. However, it is dwarfed by Clicks in terms of both store network and implied market value. Clicks operates more than 700 outlets, bringing in annual sales of about R23 billion rand. “The listing will allow us to accelerate our growth ambitions to deliver the Dis-Chem vision of being South Africa’s leading retail pharmacy,” CEO Saltzman said in a statement. The private company gave no indication of its debt, nor how much it hope to reduce it by. Saltzman, a pharmacist, said the company plans to double store numbers in the next five to eight years through new outlets and the conversion of independent pharmacies to the Dis-Chem brand. The listing will throw Dis-Chem into an edgy stock market as investors fret over a weak labour market as the South African economy struggles to cement a recovery from its first recession in nearly two decades. The JSE all-share index is down about 0.14% this year. The company’s existing shareholders comprise the Saltzman Family Trust, holding 66.9% of the company, while management and an unspecified financial investor hold 23.4% and 9.7% respectively. Goldman Sachs, Investec Bank, and Standard Bank are the listing’s joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners alongside Bank of America Merrill Lynch. ($1 = R13.9325) Sous: http://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/dis-chem-to-raise-up-359m-in-jse-listing/

Bahahaha that is like posting The 7 Best Facebook Alternatives You Didn’t Know About you know full well it's just not the same Vine is one of a kind - It seems they are shutting it down since they could not figure out how to monetize the platform despite the large user base so I wonder if we can figure out a business plan if they would hand it over or at least give us a part in it. Although I think it goes deeper than that Twitter's identity crisis killed Vine

I dont like it youtube 12 seconds is a las, vine was so damn easy point record has tag done. (I wonder what it costs to operate a site like that out of curiosity)

This sucks btw - On Foreverhuman.co.za I use vines a lot! Defuq am I suppose to do now?

New York - Vine, the three-year-old app that rose to popularity for its six-second video clips, is being shuttered. Twitter, which acquired Vine in 2012 before the app had even launched, announced on Thursday morning that it would be discontinuing the app in the coming months. Over the years, Vine became especially popular with a growing creative community and gave rise to a new class of online stars, Viner, that included Andrew Bachelor, Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier and others. Many of the most popular videos were comedic, featured musical performances or utilized heavy editing techniques. Twitter has offered little information about the size and growth of the app over the years. But in recent years, many of Vine's top creators have abandoned the app, which did not offer an avenue for generating revenue from their large audiences, for more economically viable platforms like YouTube and Instagram. Earlier this year, Twitter announced that it would let some users post longer videos, clips up to 140 seconds, on Vine. It also started to make moves to offer revenue-sharing opportunities for creators. In a blog post on Medium, Twitter said that it would give users an opportunity to access and download their Vines before the sevice shuts down. It also said it would keep the website up online. "To all the creators out there - thank you for taking a chance on this app back in the day," the company wrote in a blog post on Medium. Souce: http://www.fin24.com/Tech/Companies/twitter-is-shutting-down-its-vine-video-app-20161027

Not so sure I agree with this: @kristiavh Have my full 2yr allocation of TFIA in STXres - but with an exit strategy! In time will catch up & I have time. Exit important:) Won't that negatively impact you if you sell? My TFIA is a buy and hold till I retire thing thus I will sell once and that is the day after retirement.

Bahahahaha yay!!!! I should have used the Platinum Wealth twitter account!

Johannesburg - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is set to present what many view as his most important budget yet in Parliament tomorrow afternoon. The eyes of investors, analysts and rating agencies from around the globe will be on the minister while he presents what is colloquially called the mini budget at a time when the economy is under huge strain, and he is facing his own legal battles. -- What do you guys think? Will this be a success?