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Smart savings
South Africans are generally poor savers and the slow growth rate of our economy is likely to make it increasingly difficult to save. Most South Africans are experiencing financial pressure and recent statistics show that, as a country, we are… Read More ›
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The next chapter
The retirement life stage, whichever way you choose to structure it, can be an incredibly stressful time for those experiencing it. In the 1960s, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a scaled list of 43 of the most stressful… Read More ›
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Happy families
Over the past three decades the role of professional planner has developed to the extent that he now fulfills the roles of mentor, guide, co-strategist and trusted advisor to the client and the client’s extended family. More and more clients… Read More ›
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More than just maths
Preparing one’s children for the responsibilities that come with adulthood is no easy task, especially when it comes to money management and personal finances. There is no doubt that a solid foundation in financial literacy is needed to ensure that… Read More ›
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Growing great entrepreneurs
Being the most educated but worst paid generation in history, Millennials are faced with some extraordinary economic challenges. Whereas the qualities of corporate loyalty, unreserved respect for authority and unquestioning obedience were guarantees of a successful career thirty years ago,… Read More ›
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Beyond the brochure
Retirement villages are a popular choice among retirees as they provide facilities, essential services, amenities and security within a like-minded community. However, the costs, contracts and facilities of each retirement village are often so precisely tailored to each development that… Read More ›
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Cause for concern
In tough economic times, those in already-tenuous financial positions can experience heightened anxiety which in turn can intensify financial tension between couples and other members of the family. Whilst most people tend to worry about money from time-to-time, there are… Read More ›
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A day in the life
Over the past two decades, the professional standards of the South African financial planning industry have continued to rise through the efforts of a number of niche fee-based practices. Together with the Financial Planning Institute of Southern African (FPI), a… Read More ›
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Fear, panic and ignorance
Fear, panic and ignorance can affect human ability to make rational and logical decisions in times of crises – and this phenomenon is not limited to investment markets, as the Cape Town water crisis has taught us. Whether a severe… Read More ›
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Consumed
In his book, “Consumed: How markets corrupt children, infantilise adults and swallow citizens whole”, Benjamin Barber notes that capitalism requires us to ‘need’ all that it produces in order to survive. In doing so, capitalism has morphed from its origins… Read More ›