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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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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 ›
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Don’t bank on it
Done correctly, retirement planning is a client-specific blend of finances, lifestyle goals, health status, life expectancy and investment assumptions. The retirement planning industry is rife with generalisations and rules-of-thumb which, if too quickly accepted as fact, can have dire consequences… Read More ›
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The ride of your life
When planning our first expedition to the Okavango Delta and Caprivi Strip, our initial step was to consult the experts. Analysing the long and dusty route, understanding the costs and logistics, and knowing what to pack for the trip were… Read More ›
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What we repeatedly do
It was Samuel Johnson who once said that ‘the chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken’, and although bad financial habits may be difficult to exorcise, implementing a set of… Read More ›