Oh boy, where to start? So Simon, yeah, he’s been on this whirlwind tour, doing his keynote thing. But this time, he’s decided to switch it up a bit. Imagine him standing there, delivering his speech, maybe a bit different than last week’s shindig. No idea why I noticed this, but it stuck with me.
Picture this: Simon glancing back over nearly 40 years of wild financial rollercoasters he’s invested in. Seriously, almost four decades of chaos—mind-blowing. He’s spilling the beans on what he picked up along the way—like those little tidbits when the world seems like it’s flipping upside down.
Let’s go down memory lane—1987, the EM Tigers fiasco in ’98, oh and who could forget the DotCom bust in 2000? I mean, remember those weird tech dreams? Anyway, moving on—then there’s the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/9. That was… intense. Fast forward to the 2020 pandemic hellscape (ugh, right?), and then the 2025 Trump tariff madness. Yeah, you could say he’s seen some stuff.
Oh, right, there’s some admin stuff. If you’re into it, the podcast is on all the usual spots. Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, you name it. Subscribe if you want. Or don’t. Up to you.
Now, let’s talk about the JSE—officially trademarked and all that jazz. JSE Direct? Totally independent. No red tape here. Whatever Simon says, it’s all him. The JSE Limited would probably wave this off like “nah, that’s on you, Simon.” Okay, I digress. Where was I? Anyway—yeah, check it out if you’re into the nitty-gritty of financial crises and lessons learned.
