Justin Pearse

R2 Billion. In 26 Days. Today, for the first time in our history, @EasyEquities has surpassed R2 billion in deposits in a single month. And we did it in just 26 days. With two days still to go in February. I’m not writing this as a CEO announcement. I’m writing this as someone who remembers the first year. In our first year of Easy, we raised R100 million in client assets. I remember celebrating that number. It felt enormous. It felt impossible. It felt like proof that maybe… just maybe… this idea — that everyone deserves access to investing — might actually work. This month alone, in less than four weeks, clients have deposited 20 times that amount. What took us an entire year to achieve in 2014 now happens in a single day. When I saw the dashboard tick past R2bn, I didn’t think about growth rates. I didn’t think about projections. I didn’t think about valuation. I thought about the early days. The doubt. The funding stress. The sceptics. The nights wondering if we were naïve to believe South Africans would invest if only given the chance. And I thought about trust. Because that’s what R2 billion really is. It’s not cash. It’s not inflows. It’s not a metric. It’s millions of individual decisions — people choosing to build rather than consume, to own rather than rent, to invest rather than simply hope. There are tears in moments like this. Quiet ones. Not because of the number — but because of what it represents. Belief compounds. Trust compounds. Opportunity compounds. And when that compounding starts to accelerate, you realise something bigger is happening. This isn’t just company growth. It’s a movement. One day, perhaps 100 years from now, someone will ask: “How did South Africans become so wealthy?” And the answer will be: “Because @EasyEquities made it their mission and purpose to be so — a very long time ago.” Today felt like one of those chapters. Thank you to every client who trusted us. Thank you to every team member who built through uncertainty. Thank you to every partner who believed. We’re only just getting started. We’re still so early. Charles

Great pod with @EasyEquities' Shaun Krom (Fund Manager at EasyAssetManagement) who unpacks how his team invests around structural themes — not sectors, not noise, but the forces reshaping the global economy. youtube.com/watch?v=p8WPPW…

See this Instagram photo by @eight.thenightclub instagram.com/p/DRmBDphjJ-X/… PUMPED to be opening for @DacapoSA this Friday night at the amazing new @Theeightclub in Rosebank

@CharlesHSavage @EasyEquities Love going to work every day knowing that @EasyEquities is literally changing the lives of fellow South Africans every day. 11 years in and just gaining momentum. Many more lives to change.

11 years of breaking the mould. +1 million reasons to celebrate our incredible clients and billions of reasons to be grateful for the Gladiators who step into the arena every day to make investing easier tomorrow. #Happy11thBirthday @EasyEquities #TakeItEasy

@theprobtheory @EasyEquities Fantastic story. Congratulations on taking the plunge, staying the course and reaping the rewards of diligence and focus.

Today marks a deeply meaningful milestone — my equities investment portfolio has officially crossed R1,000,000. It took 1,005 days to get here. 1,005 days of relentless learning, discipline, sacrifice, and choosing growth over comfort. Every day, I worked to rewire how I think about money — to move from earning and spending, to building and compounding. Along the way, I’ve learned that financial freedom isn’t a destination; it’s a mindset. It’s the daily commitment to manage what you have wisely, to invest with purpose, and to stay patient when results take time. I’m especially grateful to God — for the provision, for the will to change my family’s future, and for the wisdom to see money as a tool, not a goal. We’re called to responsibly manage what God provides. This journey isn’t just about me. I’m teaching my children these lessons early — helping them build their TFSAs and showing them that consistency beats luck every time. The seeds planted today will become their foundation tomorrow. So today, I pause — to give thanks, to reflect, and to keep believing in the process. The journey continues, and the best compounding is still ahead. Now… let’s see how the second million goes 😉 Thanks to @EasyEquities for creating this platform for us Retail Investors! You are transforming generations 🙌🏼 #EasyEquities

Race day @ottertrailrun 2025. Nerves and excitement in equal measure. Long day of tough but beautiful fun

@EasyEquities @ottertrailrun - 2 more sleeps. SO excited. Last run done. Saturday we trap the most beautiful trail in the world - fact.

@MichaelStanna16 @CharlesHSavage @currencynewsza @GTalevi Hi Michael. Please can you DM me with details of your attempts to open account.

@CharlesHSavage @currencynewsza @GTalevi Hey Charles, I have about half a Million I want to invest into the stock market because of the dip with my CC, applied in the week but have heard nothing back yet. Can I please get some assistance please.

Wonderful coverage from the creative, smart and sassy team @currencynewsza thank you @GTalevi Purple group: Where’s the market love? currencynews.co.za/purple-group-w… via @currencynewsza

The South African surfer who founded EasyEquities dailyinvestor.com/business/72485…

Purple Group yesterday reported that it has turned the corner with pre-tax and adjusted profit surging 205.7% to R51.8 million for the year to ending 31 August, up from a R49m loss previously after revenue increased 45.1% to R400.4m. iol.co.za/business-repor…

ATTENTION: @EasyEquities is in 4th place to win an Anthem Community Voice Award! 👏 Rally the troops to celebrate now!: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting/#… #AnthemAwards

@ottertrailrun race week. All the feels but mostly excitement to hit those beautiful trails again.

Next edition of @nobodyrandom this Saturday. See this Instagram video by @thewildsidejhb instagram.com/reel/DAY-EUNK7…

Just 10 more sleeps till @ottertrailrun . A little tired of training now and ready to hit those beautiful trails.

THIS WINS THE DAY!!!! twitter.com/TheKiffness/st…

@CharlesHSavage @EasyEquities My fave too

#EasyApp3 just dropped, massive congrats to the team. It's a significant leap forward with so much more to explore. My favourite, the new #EasyAI generated baskets. Yours? @EasyEquities

SO sad that @ComradesRace board are so week and inept that they had to force out Ann Ashworth who put on a spectacular day. Great expose series by @runningmann100 to explain why they got rid of her. runningmann.co.za/2024/08/06/has…

@TheNotoriousMMA Conor is not half the well rounded MMA athlete Khabib was and he knows it and knows that the whole MMA world knows it and it eats him up inside enough to post stupid stuff like this enjoying someone else's troubles.

@MB5Plug Wow. Proper power. Looks like a star for the future.

Bathobele Hlekani physical performance vs. Fiji U20 World Cup 2024. Zwide 💎