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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 443. “Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach,” 2024 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 22, 2024). https://youtu.be/v9bDRDD2wWU Panel discussion: https://youtu.be/vFCZLT4tMY4 Notes below. Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach Stephan Kinsella Property and Freedom Society 2024 Annual Meeting Bodrum, Turkey September 19–24, 2024 Alright, let's have as much fun as we can with a topic like this. Contentious issues among libertarians: Anarchy vs. Minarchy Forms of state: monarchy vs. democracy Open borders vs. mass immigration Intellectual Property (we are winning this one) Israel vs. Gaza Ukraine vs. Russia Abortion: Pro-choice and Pro-Life I've changed my own mind a bit on this issue, after becoming a parent: from pro-choice. to more sympathetic to pro-life arguments, and to my current decentralist view Traditionally libertarians have tended to be pro-choice, including virtually all Objectivists, though there were always some minority pro-life voices (e.g. Doris Gordon of L4L). In recent years many seem to be more conservative, and more friendly to religion, and many more opposed to abortion than in the past. The LP removed its pro-choice plank in Reno in 2022 as part of the Mises Caucus takeover, the “Reno Reset,” arguing that the issue is not settled and each candidate should be able to adopt their own position on this issue. On some issues it seems possible to make progress. Many libertarians come from conservatism, or sometimes leftism, moving at first towards libertarian minarchism and then eventually to libertarian anarchism. I changed my mind on the IP issue and have managed to persuade a large number of people to adopt the anti-IP position. Views change on the issue of open borders and immigration and on particular issues like Israel vs. Gaza and Russia v. Ukraine. But it seems almost impossible for anyone to change someone else's mind on the abortion issue. The fact that this issue seems intractable, often rooted in deep lifestyle preferences or religious beliefs, is relevant, I think to how this issue is best solved in a political-legal sense. See Loren E. Lomasky, Persons, Rights, and the Moral Community (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), p. 91: “The intractability of the dispute … may itself be philosophically significant.” There are the well-known arguments Pro-choice There is the modern, or feminist, argument: it's my body. Of course the response is that there is a baby inside which complicates the matter For this reason even most pro-choice people do not not favor legality until birth Ayn Rand: “abortion is a moral right-which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved.” (“Of Living Death,” The Objectivist, Oct. 1968, 6) In Rand's view, opposition to abortion arises from a failure to grasp both the context of rights and the imposition that child-bearing places on women. As she put it: “A piece of protoplasm has no rights-and no life in the human sense of the term. One may argue about the later stages of a pregnancy, but the essential issue concerns only the first three months.” So even Randians recognize difficulty in the later stages of pregnancy Pro-life Then there is the religious-based pro-life argument As this is religious, it is not exactly rational since people of different faiths can have different beliefs about souls, life, rights, and so on Libertarian abortion arguments Pro-Life Doris Gordon of Libertarians for Life: Pro-life she was a neo-Randian and had a secular argument against abortion. However it ultimately was a cheap semantic argument about what it means to be “human”. It's a simplistic argument, as all semantic arguments tend to be Doesn't account for rights of non-humans, e.g.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 443. “Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach,” 2024 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 22, 2024). Recorded with my phone. Better recording and video to come. Notes below. Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach Stephan Kinsella Property and Freedom Society 2024 Annual Meeting Bodrum, Turkey September 19–24, 2024 Alright, let's have as much fun as we can with a topic like this. Contentious issues among libertarians: Anarchy vs. Minarchy Forms of state: monarchy vs. democracy Open borders vs. mass immigration Intellectual Property (we are winning this one) Israel vs. Gaza Ukraine vs. Russia Abortion: Pro-choice and Pro-Life I've changed my own mind a bit on this issue, after becoming a parent: from pro-choice. to more sympathetic to pro-life arguments, and to my current decentralist view Traditionally libertarians have tended to be pro-choice, including virtually all Objectivists, though there were always some minority pro-life voices (e.g. Doris Gordon of L4L). In recent years many seem to be more conservative, and more friendly to religion, and many more opposed to abortion than in the past. The LP removed its pro-choice plank in Reno in 2022 as part of the Mises Caucus takeover, the “Reno Reset,” arguing that the issue is not settled and each candidate should be able to adopt their own position on this issue. On some issues it seems possible to make progress. Many libertarians come from conservatism, or sometimes leftism, moving at first towards libertarian minarchism and then eventually to libertarian anarchism. I changed my mind on the IP issue and have managed to persuade a large number of people to adopt the anti-IP position. Views change on the issue of open borders and immigration and on particular issues like Israel vs. Gaza and Russia v. Ukraine. But it seems almost impossible for anyone to change someone else's mind on the abortion issue. The fact that this issue seems intractable, often rooted in deep lifestyle preferences or religious beliefs, is relevant, I think to how this issue is best solved in a political-legal sense. See Loren E. Lomasky, Persons, Rights, and the Moral Community (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), p. 91: “The intractability of the dispute … may itself be philosophically significant.” There are the well-known arguments Pro-choice There is the modern, or feminist, argument: it's my body. Of course the response is that there is a baby inside which complicates the matter For this reason even most pro-choice people do not not favor legality until birth Ayn Rand: “abortion is a moral right-which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved.” (“Of Living Death,” The Objectivist, Oct. 1968, 6) In Rand's view, opposition to abortion arises from a failure to grasp both the context of rights and the imposition that child-bearing places on women. As she put it: “A piece of protoplasm has no rights-and no life in the human sense of the term. One may argue about the later stages of a pregnancy, but the essential issue concerns only the first three months.” So even Randians recognize difficulty in the later stages of pregnancy Pro-life Then there is the religious-based pro-life argument As this is religious, it is not exactly rational since people of different faiths can have different beliefs about souls, life, rights, and so on Libertarian abortion arguments Pro-Life Doris Gordon of Libertarians for Life: Pro-life she was a neo-Randian and had a secular argument against abortion. However it ultimately was a cheap semantic argument about what it means to be “human”. It's a simplistic argument, as all semantic arguments tend to be Doesn't account for rights of non-humans, e.g.

L4L is rolling right through our BHM special, welcoming another well established, yet young black professional, host of The Safe Place podcast, Taelyn Culberson ! Grab a snack and join us as we get a look into the professional world through the eyes of a familiar face ! You can find more of Taelyn @taelennxx on instagram and in 'The Safe Space' with her most recent episode of the podcast: Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-safe-place/id1667333764?i=1000643786581 and Spootify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7cc2xDlcNZSsLRXZbMxBqF?si=5I2vqhbdRpC7lgVXAsApIw Follow our podcast page for all updates @Late4Lunchpodcast !

Join us as we continue to celebrate our first solo female guest on the L4L podcast and talk about how BHM is celebrated and is affecting our generation. Grab your snacks n take a listen !

The CommonPod Queens Podcast is back with our special series "Internships with Impact", working with the Commonpoint Queens ⁠Ladders for Leaders⁠ (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with. This week, we spoke with Yusuf Zafar who had the opportunity to work at The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel last summer. His internship helped him broaden his horizons and gain experience in the world of hotel management and allowed him to explore a new interest in photography. Listen along as Yusuf talks about how Ladders for Leaders helped him secure his internship!

Happy Hoidays from L4L!!* Join us for our show today featuring a mashup of all the things we missed in our absence! and possibly the last episode of the season...? *(stick around til the very end)

In der heutigen Folge des I need a hero Podcast haben wir ganz besondere Gäste. Die Crew von Live4Life-TV ist im Büro zur offiziellen Scheckübergabe. Das Team aus insgesamt 30 Streamerinnen und Streamern und den Organisatoren von L4L haben für den Helden e.V. im April insgesamt 85.500€ Spenden gesammelt. Wie Sie das gemacht haben und was hinter L4L sonst noch steckt erfahrt ihr in dieser Folge.

New segment again?? Yes, indeed! Join us today as we put together our top 5 (or maybe even top 10) lists... but with a fun L4L twist.

This episode was recorded before we knew that the Saint John Marathon by the Sea has been cancelled permanently after 27 years, a sad day indeed. Low runner turnout, higher costs and a lack of volunteers were some of the reasons given. There is a lot of work put into these races and if you are losing money and not getting the results you want it makes sense. Danny and Nick are here to talk about Legs for Literacy this year in Moncton as well as all the changes they have made and all the work that has gone into this race. I have to say it sounds fantastic and after all, we have been through a nice race would be wonderful. We hope everyone gets involved somehow, running or perhaps being a volunteer, maybe even putting your own relay team together. Anything to not let Legs for Literacy go the way of the Dodo bird and become extinct. So we hope you enjoy these changes and we hope you get involved. We are posting many links below so you can get in contact with Legs or sign up or just check out the bling, see you in October. Here is the link to Race Roster - where people can enter the race and sign up as volunteers:https://raceroster.com/events/2022/57974/legs-for-literacy-presented-by-medavie?fbclid=IwAR2FEh6oVa86B0pVZRM5UpQ6iAt2J-aV6LVGUPDDMsuhFMD519SqW0c9E8YHere is the link to the L4L website where people can apply to be considered for literacy funding: https://www.legsforliteracy.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Yn25RzuFpTSsqBvd0iKxpiZuRc0GgiUfB94xH2_M4B-dN9Hui4Su-d_EHere you can check out the routes for this year's Legs for Literacy race plus the number of participants and so much more: https://www.facebook.com/LegsforLiteracyCourirPourLireAnd the Legs for Literacy Email: info@legsforliteracy.comThe link to our Motivate to Move Facebook page: come check us out. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041607699495Lastly, as many of you know I am attempting a 161 KM run this Fall. So I have started up a fundraiser for the run with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. Here is the link, thank you. https://fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaign&participantID=1135

Today's guest is Shayna Renee Hammond. Shayna is the Founder and CEO of Lead for Liberation and IndigoWomen.Shayna and I met a couple of months ago when we were both guests on Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields podcast, Sound Balming when he hosted the 2nd Annual Empower U International Women's Summit.When she showed up on that panel - when she shared her mind and her heart, her wisdom and her spiritual connection and depth, I just knew that I wanted to learn more about her and learn more from her.Lead For Liberation is a leadership development organization dedicated to guiding organizations, school districts, foundations, and communities to demystify and operationalize liberatory cultures.Inspired by the success of L4L and her calling to raise global consciousness, Shayna founded IndigoWomen, a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to creating spaces, methods, and conditions for Black women in leadership to thrive. In this capacity, Shayna coaches individuals and groups of Black women leaders from around the globe in a spiritually-inspired and research-based coaching methodology created by and for Black women.In today's episode you will hear her story of returning to alignment with her values and her intuition as a business owner and leader when she found herself unexpectedly falling out of love with her work. You will hear what it took for her to find her way again and how that truly transformed everything: her connection to herself, her connection to spirit and her commitment to her mission to lead from a place of love and liberation.

We got to sit down and talk with Leanne Morgan for our BIGGEST episode YET! What great time we had getting to talk about her 100-city "Big Panty Tour!" She was kind enough to take time out of her vacation to answer some of our questions and we can confirm--she really is that nice even when the cameras aren't rolling. Needless to say (again), but we're over the moon and hope you enjoy this episode half as much as we did! If you're in Hattiesburg July 29th (2022), be sure to come down to the Saenger Theatre and check our the pre-show party from 5-7pm. Massive J will be DJing, we'll have musical guests, and Drew will be asking Jones Company officials detailed questions about logisitics... Oh, and it's free--no tick required for the pre-show party! LEANNE MORGAN https://www.leannemorgan.com https://www.instagram.com/leannemorgancomedy https://www.facebook.com/leannemorgancomedy https://www.tiktok.com/@leannemorgancomedy?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/c/LeanneMorganComedy LAUGHS 4 LIFE https://laughs4life.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Laughs4Life/ https://instagram.com/l4lhattiesburg MORE OF THSB https://thehardystreetboyz.com https://patreon.com/thehardystreetboyz THIS WEEK… 0:00 We Relocated + Knick Knacks + Humble Brag 1:00 Jamie's Been Hanging Out 3:06 Come to Massive J's Show at Thirsty Hippo 9:15 Community Bat 13:59 Jamie Sings to Leanne 14:47 Leanne Morgan is ON THE SHOW! 15:52 Tour Talk 19:26 Work vs Fun 23:10 Being True to Who You Are 26:22 How Leanne Got Involved with L4L 29:35 Closing Song 32:50 Host/Executive Producer/Director/Editor: Drew Wooton Co-Host/Producer/Original Music: Jamie Massengale Set Design: Thomas Seibert and Lester Gire Opening Theme Videography: Tanner Davis #standup #comedian #tour --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehardystreetboyz/support

After a wild draft weekend, Ben grades and analyzes every single pick in the NFL draft in every single round from Travon Walker to the Jaguars, Evan Neal to the Giants, and even Malik Willis to the Titans!

With today's increased focus on diversity and inclusion, executives, chief diversity officers, and human resources leaders love to extol the value of bringing our authentic selves to the workplace. Still, for many African American women in corporate America, that platitude falls on deaf ears.So, in this episode, we talk to Shayna Renee Hammond about the state of African American Women in the public and private sector.Shayna Renee Hammond is a leadership and life coach who has coached and developed thousands of school and senior leaders within the education and non-profit sectors for 20 years. She is the Founder and CEO of Lead For Liberation (formerly known as Teach To Lead), a leadership development organization dedicated to guiding organizations, school districts, foundations, and communities to demystify and operationalize liberatory cultures. Through Lead For Liberation's (L4L) support, schools and organizations across America have experienced unprecedented school growth and achievement outcomes, inclusive school and organizational cultures, and strengthened teacher, principal, and senior leader retention.Inspired by the success of L4L and her calling to raise global consciousness, Shayna recently founded IndigoWomen, a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to creating spaces, methods, and conditions for Black women in leadership to thrive. In this capacity, Shayna coaches individuals and groups of Black women leaders from around the globe in a spiritually-inspired and research-based coaching methodology created by and for Black women.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SoundBalming)

New Year here in the L4L studios! Happy 2022! Join us as we talk about goals and self-improvement.

Ben and Ethan go over their game picks for the regular season finale of the 2021-2022 NFL season. Who will clinch and who will get eliminated? Find out what we think on this episode of the Nano Blitz Podcast.

Ben and Ethan go over their award predictions including MVP, DPOTY, ROTY, and more!

It's that time of the week again... and what are you expecting? A new episode from the L4L studios, containing good topics and mediocre jokes. All these expectations and more in today's conversation!

What is your passion? Are you governed by emotion or logic? These topics and more in today's episode!

Simon Shares South African inflation was 3.2% in March 2021. Pick n Pay (JSE code: PIK) results show it was all liquor and tobacco that was the pain as it was off 31%. Karooooo (JSE code: KRO) has returned after exiting as Cartrack. The market seemed confused as it opened at 6500c, it is now trading R480. Still well off the adjusted highs f over R900 as everybody got all excited about the Nasdaq listing. Long4Life (JSE code: L4L) hints at possible unbundling as it looks to unlock shareholder value. I'm confused, they were just consolidating by buying up businesses? I held them but sold early in the pandemic as they were so small in my portfolio and weren't doing much with their cash. Absa (JSE code: ABG) loses their CEO. Cell C reports R5.5billion full-year loss. Horror story and I never understood what Blue Label (JSE code: BLU) saw in the business. PSG results without Capitec* (JSE code: CPI) and they're buying back their preference shares. * I hold ungeared positions. Upcoming events; 22 April ~ Introducing the CoreShares Total World ETF 06 March ~ JSE Power Hour: Finding income in JSE listings Subscribe to our feed here Subscribe or review us in iTunes JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSE Direct is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/  • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/  • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast  • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

As she makes her April 6th push for becoming a board member, she stops by L4L to tell her story and where her campaign is currently at. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Peer Med by Leah Sarah Peer welcomes students from universities across Canada who have stepped up in the midst of the pandemic to speak about their initiative Lives For Literacy (L4L). Inspired by her role as a World Literacy Foundation Ambassador, Yasmin together with her team created Lives For Literacy, a grassroots movement dedicated to eradicating illiteracy and raising awareness about the beauty of education in Canada and abroad. Through a variety of events, workshops, and campaigns among others, L4L serves as a platform for innovation, creativity providing opportunities for students, essentially empowering them to effect tangible change in their communities. For more information visit their Facebook page or their Website: livesforliteracy.wordpress.com/

Do you question God's power? Do you ever question God's love? Do you struggle with God's wisdom and ways? Many people today question whether God loves them or whether He has the power to overcome the troubles they are going through presently. The "God" they say they trust in is not as big as the trials they are enduring. That is not the God of the Bible. In this message, we find Jesus' passion and power. It is displayed in the fact that shows His Caring for the DisciplesCompassion for the PeopleConstant Presence in the StormsContinual Press of Ministry.Be encouraged - Jesus says, "Take heart. It is I. Do not be afraid."_________________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! • https://jameslongjr.org/ • https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/ • https://twitter.com/drjameslongjr • https://jameslongjr.org/applepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast • https://jameslongjr.org/youtubeTo get more L4L content sent directly to your device as they become available, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!https://mailchi.mp/jameslongjr.org/signup

The CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ladders for Leaders program was cancelled in 2020. This left many New York City youth without a summer internship experience. Through a generous donation from one of our employer partners, Cord Meyer Development, we were able to place 12 students in subsidized internships. This week, we spoke with Jeremy Espinoza, one of our Ladders for Leaders veterans who was one of the Cord Meyer funded students. With this donation, Jeremy had the opportunity to intern with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) during the summer of 2020. Listen along as Jeremy talks about getting comfortable with the uncomfortable and how Ladders prepared him for his first internship with BlackRock, Inc. in 2019. The 2021 Ladders for Leaders application is now open - you can apply here until February 28. For more information, please email L4L@commonpointqueens.org.

We go over all things Super Bowl Related including in depth breakdowns on each position group of the Chiefs and Bucs, an overall pick of who will win the game, and some of our favorite moments and games from the history of NFL Super Bowls.

The CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with. In this episode, we sat down (virtually!) with one of our veteran participants, Noreen Mohsin. Currently, Noreen is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania and is majoring in finance. She was a Ladders participant in high school, landing an internship at Deloitte after her junior year and an internship at the Bank of America after her senior year. Once she graduates from UPenn in the spring, she will begin a full time position at Blackstone as a Private Equity Analyst. Her experience shows that internships are not just for college students but available to high school students too! You are never too young to begin exploring different career opportunities through professional internships. Listen along to hear more about Noreen's experience and the benefits that Ladders for Leaders provides to both participants and employers. The 2021 Ladders for Leaders application is now open - you can apply here until February 28. For more information, please email L4L@commonpointqueens.org.

Ben and Ethan interview NFL agent Brett Tessler. They talk about what it's like to be an agent, some of the people he represents (including Raheem Mostert), and more!

The CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with. For the third episode, we interviewed one of our former participants, Leticia Antwi. Throughout her time with Ladders for Leaders, Leticia has interned at a law firm, a local newspaper, the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner and finally, at Queens Hospital! Prior to joining the Ladders for Leaders program, Leticia initially thought she wanted to become a lawyer. Her internship experiences allowed her to explore different careers which ultimately made her realize she wanted to join the medical field someday. Leticia just graduated from CUNY Hunter College with her Bachelor's in Human Biology and Sociology. She is currently applying to graduate school to get her masters in public health. Listen along to learn more about Leticia's experience with Ladders for Leaders! The 2021 Ladders for Leaders application is now open - you can apply here until February 28. For more information, please email L4L@commonpointqueens.org.

Nach einem kurzen Star Wars Rant wird es diese Woche kulinarisch. Es geht um guten Wein, Indisches Essen und den Fakt, dass Alex' Essen immer zu früh kommt. L4L und Follow4Follow: instagram.com/handaufsherz.podcast

L4L 56 - Luke 2:25-35 - Simeon's Prophecy______________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT JAMES AND LESSONS FOR LIFE Are you longing to find answers to the deeper issues of life? Join Dr. James Long, Jr., a pastor, counselor, and university professor with over 25 years of experience. Hear James as he tackles some of life’s biggest questions and helps us find God’s solutions to life’s struggles. Learn the power of living by God’s grace and for His glory. Experience the joy of forgiveness and freedom found in Jesus Christ alone. If you are on a search for freedom, you will love being part of this conversation. Subscribe, and enjoy the show! https://jameslongjr.org/ https://www.facebook.com/drjameslongjr/ https://twitter.com/drjameslongjrhttps://jameslongjr.org/applepodcasthttps://jameslongjr.org/gogglepodcast https://jameslongjr.org/youtube

Teresa self-identifies as intuitive, always learning, awake, and optimistic. After twenty-one years of working in public schools as a counselor, she decided to pivot and create Leaders For Life International—the leadership program that had always been living in her soul. Since its inception, L4L has planted seeds of empowerment in so many lives—reaching students in over 24 states and 8 countries. ...Throughout this conversation we discuss the power of the subconscious, creating triumph from challenges, paying attention to what you want, and listening closely when your dreams evolve and shift. Teresa is living with her eyes wide open and we’re so grateful to learn from the way that she sees.

The CommonPod Queens Podcast has a Special Series, working with the Commonpoint Queens Ladders for Leaders (L4L) youth employment program! Throughout the Internships with Impact Podcast, we will be discussing the experiences of the ambitious students who participated in our program and the amazing employers we have partnered with. For the first episode of Internships with Impact, we interviewed one of our alumni participants, Yaakov Spraragen. Yaakov is currently a senior at Baruch College and will be receiving his MBA in Israel post-graduation. As an aspiring international business communications professional, Yaakov discusses his first professional internship, how the L4L team helped find the perfect fit for him, and how this lead to life changing professional and personal development. Listen to hear more about his positive experience with Ladders for Leaders at Commonpoint Queens!

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Simon Shares Day 119 of lockdown and Covid-19, cases may be moderating? Monday is 4 months of lockdown. Quantum Foods (JSE code: QFH) is coming back to earth after 1157c last Friday. Tech stocks in the US are flying. Expensive? yes, but. They have solid earnings, a moat and lots of new products they can roll out. Very solid Datatec (JSE code: DTC) update. From @keithmclachlan on Datatec valuations Westcon at $600m x R16.50 = R9bn + Logicalis x 10 PE x R16.50 = R5bn = R14bn.. Less 10% head office = R12.6bn equity value against R5bn current market cap.. Listen ==>> https://t.co/HeaMQxTCYK@Moneyweb #MoneywebNOW — Simon Brown (@SimonPB) July 22, 2020   Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) buying back 40million shares at 275c which is less than 50% of the last stated net asset value. The PSG (JSE code:PSG) AGM talks about PSG 3.0. The Zeder (JSE code: ZED) AGM was a mess as directors didn't take all the question that were asked via the virtual system Best execution rule is coming to South Africa and this is a biggie in many ways. * I hold ungeared positions. Subscribe to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Gold gets its wings on I have never been a gold bull, in fact, the phrase I most used for gold stocks was that the only time you buy a gold stock was when you closed a short. But golds time has arrived and the miners are going wild even with a vaccine at some point this trend is likely to continue. The stimulus in the US and EU is massive and while stock markets are doing great, and maybe they can be propped up forever (certainly it worked post 2008/9 crisis) the underlying economies are not doing so great. Gold ETFs are an easy way to get exposure but they have no leverage, so less risk and less reward. Gold miners offer that leverage so will do way better, but also bring a bunch of risk. The Rand also brings risk as it strengthens. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSE Direct is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.  

First off...L4L! Got a Manchester Lancer in the house!!!! Haha Today's company is the epitome of dreams fulfilled. This former collegiate track & field star has combined her love of fitness, performing, and people to become a force in quite a few lanes. Still conquering the fitness world (@getfitwithnik), Broadway, television, and more...you've seen her and didn't even know she was reppin that 804, but she is. Her story was so good that we had to make it our first two parter. So here it is...part one...of my interview with Ms. Nikki Kimbrough. -Source

In our very first episode we get up-close and personal with CEO, Jen Thompson of Lighthouse for Life about her faith, joy, struggles, and hope. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month, and since Living Real Magazine supports this amazing non-profit/ministry, I elected to interview Jen to kick off our first season. If you would like to know more about the work of L4L or how to get involved, please go to www.LighthouseforLife.org.During our conversation, Jen references the following verse about joy (It's one of my favorites): You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there if fullness of joy; at you right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11 ESV).Our prayer for those listening is that you'll find real joy through a real faith in Jesus Christ. We also pray that you'll pray for L4L and all those involved, as well as those God will rescue from this horrific evil through L4L's obedience to Him.To learn more about Living Real Magazine - Real Life. Real Faith. Real People., please visit www.livingrealmag.com. Please like this podcast and follow us. We would be most grateful.Keepin' it real,Melanie

Simon Shares #WhatsAppStokvel This is a scam, of course it is. You're only asking because you know it is and you're hoping somebody will give you 'permission' to go ahead anyway. Anything that requires you to recruit others in order for you to profit is always 100% a scam. Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) upping their stake in Spur (JSE code: SUR) to over 10%. Is it a pure valuation play or does Joffe have something bigger in mind? Brexit, tic toc. Three weeks to go. Clicks (JSE code: CLS) issued an improved and updated trading update that sent the share to new all-time highs. One can argue about valuations here, but not the quality. Clicks is best of breed. 4Sight (JSE code: 4SI) was a stock i warned against since day one. Far too much jargon and hype that have not turned into profits. But go read the resignation letter of Geoffrey Carter from 7 October. Man is he maximum unhappy. I am doing an ALMI trading demonstration webcast on 28 October at 8.15am Book here. Will Trump juice the markets? A few people pointed out that maybe China will not want to do an agreement to hurt Trump and maybe get a democratic party winner in 2020. certainly possible. Understanding your statement. Understanding momentum ETFs. Up coming events; 10 October ~ Is it time to buy listed property? 31 October ~ Live Fat Wallet Show recording 7 November ~ Millennials navigating markets and the investment landscape * I hold ungeared positions. Subscriber to our feed here Subscribe or review us in iTunes Commodity miners catch 22 Implats (JSE code: IMP) is buying a Canadian palladium miner for some R11.5billion. Now the deal looks decent, 3m ounces producing about 220k a year with an all in sustainable cost of some $820 and making EBITDA of some R1.6billion a year, so PE of 7x. But those numbers are all grand with palladium just off all-time highs of $1,700. What happens when palladium falls? This is the challenge of single commodity miners. You can't buy at the bottom because you have no money, but buying at the top screams a 'hail mary' pass. The catch 22 is how else do miners grow? Every day the mine they lose some value as they mine reserves. Maybe the smallish size of this deal is what saves it? JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSE Direct is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

BK’ Truth dropping some game on how you should treat a woman or the women in your life. L4l respect is earn stand on it. #TRULIFE

Today's topics: *the Cohen docs, and what they mean for future prosecution *the docs reveal a multitude of felonies *some speculation about why this hasn't led to impeachment *Epstein is held without bail, and a few words on what might cause him to flip notwithstanding that he is likely to never be free again *developments at the border with the child in renal failure we were working to assist yesterday *Lights for Liberty has built a wonderful board to advisors from frontline orgs to lead L4L forward; here's who they are! *Also L4L is becoming a 501(c)(4) organization so we can lobby congress, but we will not be fundraising for ourselves, only for frontline organizations as we always have; this benefits our coalition partners who can't lobby as 501(c)(3) orgs; all leadership positions inside L4L will be unpaid *A word of gratitude to all the local organizers and impacted people who ran all 818 worldwide events and led the charge *And a big announcement about next week; thanks to all of you for all your support Please support this broadcast on Patreon if it is meaningful to you! patreon.com/ResistanceLive Also, please note: for the first time since this broadcast began 2.5 years ago, I am taking a week off from both the broadcast and from social. I promise that if there is a major development (e.g., impeachment), I will connect.

Simon Shares Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) results. Good and lots of cash to spend. Calgro M3 (JSE code: CGR) results. Horror show. Upcoming events; 23 May ~ JSE Power Hour: Mastering stop losses with Trader Petri 30 May ~ JSE Power hour: Hard question. Better Answers  * I hold ungeared positions. Subscriber to our feed here Subscribe or review us in iTunes Trade wars Can we call it? Trades wars are here and nobody wins. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

This JSE Direct is proudly brought to you by IG, the specialists in CFD trading and a registered financial services provider. Simon Shares More delistings. I write about this for next weeks FinWeek. But it is expected and does indicate we're at (or near) a bottom with quality at really cheap valuations. Top40 just holding above 45,000 making us literally a few hundred points away from an official bear market locally. El Niño likelihood now at 70%, bad for food producers and consumers. I have found a website that tracks the likelihood, it Australian but weather don't care for borders.  Saudi Arabia oil chief says OPEC in ‘produce as much as you can’ mode and Brent drops to $76 after peaking at $84 recently. Bad news for Sasol* (JSE code: SOL) but coupled with ZAR at R14.40 potentially good news for consumers. Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) results, they have cash and cash equivalents of R1.05bn, about 115c a share. Still mostly the old Holdsport business at 60% of revenue and 64% trading profit. Nu-World (JSE code: NWL) results show HEPS +11.5% and dividend +11.9%. Really good results in a very tough economy (helped by a swing in currency translation gains of some R46million). One concern is a bank overdraft of R133million, up from R59million and I always ask why an overdraft and not a formal loan structure? The stock is on a PE of under 5x and a dividend yield of over 6%, staggeringly cheap, but this has always been the case with this stock and the question is what will trigger a rerating higher? MTBPS R27.4bn revenue shortfall for 2018, and a R85bn shortfall in revenue over the next three years. Treasury revised down its growth projection for 2018 from 1.5% to 0.7%, rising to 2.3% in 2021. Debt as a percentage of GDP will continue rising, reaching 59% at the end of 2022, from 50.7% in 2016/17. Three items – white bread flour, cake flour and sanitary pads will be zero VAT rated from next year. "Demolish the walls between public and private sectors." Privatisation? IG CFD conversations Investing in listed property Upcoming events 01 November ~ JSE Power Hour: When does the bear market arrive?  08 November ~ Master Technical Analysis with Moxima Gama * I hold ungeared positions. Subscriber to our feed here Subscribe or review us in iTunes Correlation is not causation Correlation is when two things are seemingly linked but more important is causation when they really are linked and one leads to another. As humans we live by the mantra of 'what causes what' and this remains very important to our species, but we get it wrong far to often. Some are simple and correct, increasing earnings from a company will in time result in a higher share price. But in the short term all sorts of issues are driving price that most often have nothing to do with the state of the company underlying that share price. Hence stocks get cheap and expensive creating opportunity for investors. But we need to be very careful of linking events that while they seem linked are not linked. A great website Spurious Correlations has many correlations that have no bearing on each other. One example is “people who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat” correlates 95.24% with “marriage rates in Kentucky”. Now nobody really believes that in this example one causes the other. We're constantly being bombarded with data and trying to figure out what drives that data and what impact it'll have. Part of the problem here is the 24 hour instant news agenda. Markets move and news needs a reason beyond buyers vs. sellers. So we find a reason, one that seems to fit but may very likely not be true. The point here is two fold; Understand our desire as humans to link one event to another (think of the things we 'see' in the clouds). More often then not the links that we take for granted are weak at best and more likely Spurious. Be very skeptical about supposedly causation. Interrogate the logic and confirm it for yourself, don't just trust what seems right. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.  

Subscriber to our feed here Subscribe or review us in iTunes. Simon Shares Markets have been falling, and the world has not been ending. Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) has announced a purchase of Rage for R3.915billion with EBITDA of R360million. That's expensive and as they're issuing new shares for much of the payment also a chunky dilution. Management say the deal is not yet a done deal. Steinhoff (JSE code: SNH) results are due on Friday. They may not arrive and if they do they're going to create all sorts of excitement. But don't get sucked in, SNH remains a trading stock and nothing more. Reports I am hearing from VBE is that they consider the company bankrupt, and that's before the billions VBE hope to secure for shareholders. The Tekkie Town sellers continue their fight with Steinhoff Retail Africa (JSE code: SRR) and it's messy and it also suggests that maybe Markus Jooste wasn't the only problem at Steinhoff? BusinessDay is reporting that Christo Wiese has sold another chunk of his Shoprite* (JSE code: SHP) shares. This time via a book build to institutions, not via open market and leaving him with about 14% of the company. OUTstanding money: Getting rich takes time, not money Year-to-date going nowhere Debt in high-income households When to sell long-term investments Upcoming events; Investing in BEE * I hold ungeared positions. Pricing power Some industries have zero pricing power such as the mining industry who are price takers - a horrid space to be as your costs rise and you have zero control over income. Sure you can increase production to try manage income, but that often impacts supply driving prices lower as we see in the platinum industry. Construction also has very little pricing power when building something is now pretty much just a commodity with stiff competition all competing for the same contract with price being the only key difference. Telcos have little real pricing power as data is data so they are trying to make it all about the added extras. I like to invest in industries that can determine their own prices to varying degrees. Luxury cars are priced more on what the market will bear rather then actual cost of manufacturing. This is great for margins and profits but tough to sustain. Luxury jewelry is the same, price is more about status and looks then cost to produce. Burgers for example have pricing power but it is limited by two factors. What the customer can pay and what the other burger seller is charging. But you do have a fair degree of power ~ just be careful of UK gourmet burgers:). Retail also has fair pricing power albeit to different degrees. Luxury certainly has more power than consumer staples, but the later has power in that they are staples. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited

Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. Simon Shares So a friend has a business that has been beset by fraud and is now bankrupt and is trying to find some new investors. They have no financial statements to show you and no real idea how bankrupt the company is or how bad the fraud was. Do you invest? So why scramble for busted JSE stocks? Thanks to Kristia van Heerden for the analogy. Libstar (JSE code: LBR) has listed on the JSE. The listing price was right at the bottom of the range at 1250c and opening trade was around 1200c and expensive. Historic PE is apparently around 26x and sub 20x is the maximum to pay, so 900c - 950c. Personally I am not looking to buy. Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) publish their first results and pay a dividend. The dividend is odd as they on a buying spree so why pay out cash? R1,7bn cash = about third market cap, HEPS 30c so on non cash market cap = PE of some 12x which is fair (compared to some it frankly deeply cheap). Decent Santova* (JSE code: SNV) trading update, especially considering stronger Rand hurting with majority of earnings from offshore. Back in March Naspers (JSE code NPN) sold US$9.8billion worth on Tencent shares and has now sold its Flipcart stake for US$2.2billion. That's a US$12billion (R150billion) pile of cash. Trader1137 on Twitter suggests maybe they'll use it to buy back some shares, would be about 10% of market cap. The Berkshire Hathaway AGM was on Saturday and the audio is here.  Upcoming events; Fat Wallet 100th celebration  JSE Power Hour: How to profit from SA mining  JSE Power Hour: How to identify quality stocks  * I hold ungeared positions. Fight the FOMO Fear of missing out. Man this used to kill me when I started out in markets. It's a true killer as it makes us do irrational things. Pause for a moment, we have say 400 stocks listed on the JSE, your odds of picking the top performer over the next ten years is 0.25%. You're pretty much guaranteed to miss out. Globally 100,000 stocks so 0.001% chance. Thing is hype and higher prices make us scared. Scared we picked the wrong stock. Scared we're missing out of becoming fabulously wealthy. We need the courage of our convictions and perhaps more importantly the courage to be wrong, often. FOMO will make us do stupid things. We'll jump in with no real research. We'll jump in with no exit plan. We'll jump in at far to rich valuations. Forgot about the flyers and focus on your plan. What are you investing for and how long is your investment horizon. Find quality stocks at good prices that meet your requirements. And if you find yourself suffering from FOMO remove yourself from the market (like over a weekend or on a internet free holiday) do solid research on the stock. Find the nay sayers and see what the counter argument is and try construct a real evidence based plan and a price you think is a fair one to pay. There is another angle of FOMO I want to touch on as well. When you're in the stock (or crypto or whatever) and now feel you need to convince everybody else that they're missing out. Sure they may be, but truthfully they may have done their own research and decided it is not for them and you could both be right (different strokes for different folks). Not everything is for everybody. But more importantly is that assets need people to be missing out, that's how they go higher. For example Buffett was very late to Apple (Nasdaq code: AAPL) only building a stake in the last 18 months, a stake that is now over 5% of the company. If he'd bought back in say 2008 or 1998 he would not have been a large buyer over the last 18 months and make no mistake, his large buying, and the news of his stake, has sent the price higher. You need late comers. If everybody is in on day one then who pushes the price higher on day two? Taking it a step further, the market needs disagreement otherwise nothing would happen. So don't hate on people who don't love your investments. See them as potential future price drivers. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

Simon Shares More downgrades as S&P Globals makes our local debt junk as well to go with Fitch. Moody's gave us 90 days which takes us to just after the February budget and if they drop us then we full on 100% junk, AKA Brazilian. The Rand is powering ahead trading in the R13.60's against US$. My call for a stronger Rand remains in force. Slowly but surely. The latest Long4Life* (JSE code: L4L) deal is a perfect fit with the Gauteng based contract bottler they are also buying. I like the share at these lower prices. Yearend portfolio clean up is coming up and the one I eyeing is Calgro M3* (JSE code: CGR) in my second tier portfolio. I sold most back when Nene was fired keeping a few and they have pretty much halved since then. Checking my notes from when I sold my plan was to monitor and sell if I saw weakness. Well we got the weakness, but I didn't sell. Now I could hold them on a prayer - but I'd rather just bin them. I've been writing my yearend columns for FinWeek looking into 2018 events and stocks. They'll be out Next Friday and I'll share some in the podcast in the weeks ahead. Sygnia Itrix 4th Industrial Revolution Global Equity ETF (SYG4IR) lists next week. ETF winners for the year, what's RHO? Up coming events; Position your portfolio for 2018 * I hold ungeared positions. Trading buddies Trading is often very lonely, sure there's the people on Twitter or WhatsApp group you chat to - but mostly that's wild and wooly and not really any support. Your friends and partner are likely not much help either as frankly they don't truly get what you do or the pressures involved. So we need a trading buddy, not just to keep us sane - but also to keep us honest and help us when we need it. we can use them to vent as required but even more importantly we give them access to our trading account for two reasons. Firstly they check our trades and make sure we're trading as we say we do. Keeping to the system and staying honest. Secondly they can get us into or out of trades when we're not able to. The real hard part is finding this trading buddy. Check around your circle of friends, try Twitter and other forums and be very selective when choosing. We Get Mail Anne Why when I look at the daily chart of an ETF does it jump all over the place? Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

Simon Shares Famous Brands* (JSE code: FBR) results were nasty. Local was weak but the real issue is the UK GBP purchase that cost a bunch and is not performing. Long4Life (JSE code: L4L) is now 510c as I record. Nice price and a lesson that we must never chase stocks. Sasfin (JSE code: SFN) has a price-to-book (PB) of around 1x and that is always a buy signal for the stock. Ungeared and hold until PB is 1.4x or higher, about 12-18 months typically. You'll get NAV uplift, dividends and the price gain above NAV. Clicks (JSE code: CLS) are a master class in how a set of results should look if the company really is firing on all cylinders. Revenue +10.9%, HEPS +14.5% and the dividend +18.4%. The Traders Life three part series with IG is online. Up coming events; High probability derivative trading Position your portfolio for 2018 * I hold ungeared positions. How important is your trading system? Your trading system is one of the least important parts of a successful traders arsenal. Yes you need one and yes it need to be profitable. But it is not what is going to make you the money. That will be your discipline, your money and risk management - this is your trading edge. So stop trying to find the best system in the world. Stop tweaking your system every tine it loses some money and stop jumping from one system to another. Find a system that makes money, test it and learn to trust it. Become the absolute pro at the system and then trade it; unemotionally and with discipline. We Get Mail Ron I want to buy Tech stocks (eg Alphabet, Amazon, FB, Apple, Tesla ...) and get a little Biotech exposure using an off-shore account. I'd prefer an ETF than individual stocks. ========= Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

Simon Shares Local markets have been making new all time highs and right now the sellers look shell shocked and unable to exert any real downside pressure. Taste (JSE code: TAS) results were just a shocker and they need money fast, real fast. Pick 'n Pay (JSE code: PIK) results were uninspiring. Like for like sales after inflation went down as they continue to lose market share and operating margins remains very weak at 1.6%. Calgro M3* (JSE code: CGR) not bad is we strip out the funnies. Memorial parks coming along and Western Cape drought hurting a bit as is the weak economy. I reduced exposure at the the time of three finance ministers in 4 days in December 2015 and am not upping my exposure for now. Long4Life (JSE code: L4L) at 550c starts to get interesting and offers an important lesson - careful of chasing hype. Up coming events; FX – Wealth Creator or Poverty stamp The Traders Life: The tools High probability derivative trading Position your portfolio for 2018 * I hold ungeared positions. Managing the dreaded drawdown Every trader will at some point have a drawdown when a string of losing trades sees your once lovely equity curve head south. Or worse an ugly equity curve get even worse. Typically the gut response is to either; change system, tweak the system, reduce trade size or just panic. None are a good idea. August saw me have a horror week with four large loses (within system expectations, but not expected all at once). My immediate response was some Amazon shopping but then I got into my drawdown mode. First I check every trade to make sure I did everything right. Now every trade I do is marked for a 'perfect trade' but I double check. I also go back to my initial system checking and see if this was expected. I use the Mark Douglas method of system testing and this process is very important. Firstly it gives an expectation of what the system can deliver, tests if it works and also shows what sort of drawdown you can expect. The point is drawdowns are a part of trading and veery trader will have many of them over a life time of trading. We need to expect them, manage them and not have a knee jerk response to them. I was interviewed by Duncan McLeod from TechCentral on local and offshore tech stock, interview below or here. Content hosted by iono.fm Subscriber to our feed here Sign up for email alerts as a new show goes live Subscribe or review us in iTunes. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

With the fitness industry poised to further expand its impact and transformation within the wellness industry space, we're growing smarter today from one of the world's most influential minds in the active healthy lifestyle sector, Lee Embley, to discuss the best-of-the-best takeaways from his 40+ years around technology innovation and digital trends. With his impressive body of work, he is now leading a mission to connect the role of fitness to an even larger ecosystem of wellness, driven by artificial intelligence and big data sets through his up and coming platform Optimal AI Coach. We know now more than ever that fitness has been and will always be a powerful and integral piece in what is at the core of all club member's goals, which is to be healthy and well in their body, mind, and spirit, so on this podcast we're excited to unpack the nuances of what Lee believes is the "biggest miss" right now in the fitness industry, how human longevity plugs into our standard fitness models, why the ultimate value proposition for wearable technology is wellness and not just fitness, and how Lee's own health journey has inspired him to radically shift his focus in the coming years. With fitness industry experiencing the most radical transformation in decades, what are the most powerfully distilled concepts that club owners, operators, and fitness professionals must understand when it comes to fitness and wellness technology?  The answer to that question and much more takeaways for club owners, operators, and fitness pros in this episode with Lee Embley. About Lee Embley  Over the past three decades Lee Embley has been innovating and influencing the bleeding edge in the Active Healthy Lifestyle Sector, building brands in retail, connected-tech, digital-media, and financial-services, including the following: ProWoman Sports USA first all women sporting goods retail brand, merchandising functional design, fashion and leisure wear, early footwear product development with ProWoman Strider the first women lasted track and field running shoe, equipment to the fit-active female market. PWS became the first national sales organization to secure a exclusive distribution with hundreds of colleges and universities with female specific sports programs. Acquired, Tennis Lady Group UK.  Lee also developed the First e-Commerce business model "Network Credit Service,"providing credit reports to small business via, major information hubs i.e. CompuServ, Dow Jones Newsnet. NCS provided 500,000 businesses via trade associations and national franchises system achieving a $53MM in second year revenue. (Acquired by TRW New Credit Service) Mr. Embley founded the NCSB, the first sports, performance, data and evaluation platform. An athletic scouting and evaluation system to enable high school athletes who are not recruited a system to evaluate their athletic skills by professional scouts. Acquired, Pro-Serve, as well as "Radiance Rewards," the first AHL credit cards for health fitness conscious women. His work continued with Leap4Life the first "Wearable Marketplace" designed for the health and fitness consumers to fully experience the motivation of active lifestyle. L4L hacked and mitigated the sustained engagement factor with a unique combination of attributes. The methodology and technology applied data science and social to achieve success. His latest body of work is the "Optimal AI Coach: O.AI.C" an application to enhance fitness and performance through deep learning and integration of lifestyle data via technology. All the data collections are in place, wearable, mobile, retail to create the next generation highly personalized coaching system. Listen To Episode 045 As Lee Uncovers Why Lee's "S.T.E.E.P. model" is still viable today as the pressures on the human condition are quite profound How Lee constructed his business strategies based on this analytical model he adopted while at McKinsey How understanding the S.T.E.E.P. analysis will define a way to determine shifts triggered by seminal events in Social, Technological, Economic, Ecological, and Political segments.  How these five pillars are cornerstones of every civilization and how technology can support Unpacking what Lee sees as the "Fatal Flaw" in fitness: A lack of sustained engagement for clubs  The impact of wearables vs. the impact of active healthy lifestyle data: what happens with the new era of AI and how it will change operators everyday tasks Exploring pattern recognition via wearables Microdata vs. Macrodata: Understanding the data sets of the human ecosystem  Exploring the trends in women's fitness "from beauty to strength" transition  The "Big Miss" and why using relevant data sets in fitness is ripe for disruption Challenging the paradigm of seeing technology as a threat to the 4 walls to monetizing member's outside of them  Plugging in human longevity to the standard fitness model through intrinsic motivation  The Optimal AI Coach: Lee's bleeding edge technology platform that will use accelerated data sets to help shift fitness into wellness Understanding "Game Theory" models when contrasted with Self Determination Theory  Why the ultimate value proposition for wearables will be wellness from the data not just fitness  How Lee's battle with Stage 4 Cancer has inspired the emotional, physoical,  Top 3 Takeaways From The Show Lee reminds us that the need for speed creates new value. “Things” only have value when they are put in motion. Anything standing still is valueless, be it money, inventory, information, an empty hotel room, data, machinery, technology, people. Early warning systems are designed to foretell of impending disaster. Those in any industry who ignore the warnings will eventually fail, as seen with the assault on the retail sector which is not a surprise. Lee’s strategy is to identify weakness or obsolesce within a sector under siege and define alternative strategies. Always focused on the evolution of the consumer of the product or service enables Lee or any savvy professional to spot an early trend before it grows into a recognizable market. With a large focus on collecting data, Lee believes that it's the use of pattern recognition via artificial intelligence that will truly guide the transformation in our fitness industry to serve an even larger ecosystem of wellness. When we look at the wearable tech component, this is the area that is most ripe for disruption. Lee believes that the active lifestyle persona must be taken into consideration including their body, mind, and spiritual capacities in order for technology to serve their deepest needs. With the exponential growth in wearable technology's ability to support these three capacities the future of fitness and wellness technology is both inspiring and promising. Power Quotes From Lee "When it comes to connecting the dots of success for technology, it's distilled down to one term and that is relevance. If there's not relevance, then at the end of the day then there's no sustainability. The real issue is properly determining where each generational segment is focused on the spectrum of the active healthy lifestyle" - Lee Embley on the Fitness + Technology Podcast "Anything standing still is valueless. It doesn't matter whether it's people standing still, money standing still, information standing still. The only way it gets value is when you put it in motion. The reason there are thousands of brands in the graveyard is because they could not accept the fact that the change was upon them."  - Lee Embley on the Fitness + Technology Podcast "You have to start with the question 'where am I and my capital at risk?' and then get into some significant valuation. Forecasting the economy does not necessarily mean that your segment of the economy is going to be disrupted."  - Lee Embley on the Fitness + Technology Podcast Resources Mentioned From Lee Lee Embley on LinkedIn LEAP4LIFE on the web  TechnoGym + AI Developments  The Big Miss. Change is soft cultural, hard to define...Really! "Wearable Gamification", Where The Big Money Is...The Uber Of Fitness One "New" Wearable Feature Will Change Everything... Cash In On Your Data!  Wearable Market Long Term Success, Only As Good As The User Experience Zoom Media for clubs  Self Determination Theory 010 Robert Dyer: The One Thing That Hasn't Changed About Fitness 044 Dave Wright: Fitness Tech, Data Accuracy, & Machine Learning 024 Connected Fitness & Beyond - Dan McDonogh, Under Armour Thanks To Our Outstanding Sponsors Bryan O’Rourke and his family of companies including Vedere Ventures, Integerus Advisors, and many more. If you are looking for unmatched guidance, capital, insights or a great speaker or facilitator, Bryan and his partners are the go to resource for your organization. To learn more visit bryankorourke.com The Fitness Industry Technology Council, your non-profit resource for reliable technology information supported by forward looking brands who are seeking to drive increased technology adoption in the fitness industry. Make a difference and join FIT-C at fittechcouncil.org today Check out Bryan and his partner Robert Dyer's recent book "9 Partnership Principles: A Story of Life Lessons" which is available now on Amazon.com Become A FIT-C Podcast Sponsor Contact the Fitness Industry Technology Council to become a Podcast Sponsor Review our various options for Sponsorship Send us a Facebook Message 

Simon Shares PPC (JSE code: PPC) announced departure of CEO and share tanks. This company in serious board room trouble. Kumba (JSE code: KIO) results were decent, dividend was wild (ahead of actual HEPS) as they compensated shareholders for missed dividends! This is odd and asks the question about dividends going forward. Concern is average cash break-even price of US$43/tonne was up from US$29/tonne in the previous period. Long4Life (JSE code: L4L) runs to 838c then announces confirmed deal for Holdsport (JSE code: HSP) at slightly higher ratio (was 10.44 L4L for every HSP, now 12.1) and share down to 600c. Starts to get interesting another 50c lower. Upcoming events Moneyweb Expo – Structure your pay cheque The market vs. the economy On Tuesday the Top40 was trading at the high for 2017 (and again on Wednesday) and when I tweeted the fact the replies were mostly about how the market is wrong. Look at unemployment, Guptas, recession, down grades etc. they all shouted. None of the is wrong, but is it relevant? Firstly we've had a three year +/-30% correction in time. But as importantly the market is not the local economy with listed companies earning a lot beyond our boarders and mostly the better stocks in the index as loser are tossed out. Lastly and perhaps most importantly the market looks head 12-18 months. With rates coming down, Zuma out in the new year and his preferred choice struggling 2018 looks way better for South Africa than many a recent year. So if we're looking to the seed half of 2018 then the future s brighter, and sure this may be relative, but brighter surely means higher for the market? Subscribe or review us in iTunes. JSE – The JSE is a registered trademark of the JSE Limited. JSEDirect is an independent broadcast and is not endorsed or affiliated with, nor has it been authorised, or otherwise approved by JSE Limited. The views expressed in this programme are solely those of the presenter, and do not necessarily reflect the views of JSE Limited.

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