You may have heard that you should contribute towards a Retirement Annuity because of the tax deduction that you enjoy on these contributions. This is great, but, it goes far beyond this. The government implemented a tax relief on Retirement Annuity contributions to urge households to save more towards their retirement. This boils down to [...]
This year’s Budget Speech was probably one of the most anticipated by all South Africans, but surprisingly Minister Gordhan and his cabinet did not pull (some expected) rabbits out of the hat. The speech delivered addressed a year one budget in a three-year budget cycle. Whether you think the speech was back-to-basics or not bold [...]
Nobody wants to think about death, but the sad truth is that you have to make provisions for it. There are a number of things you need to think of when doing your Estate Planning, but today I would like to highlight the importance of having enough cash in your estate to cover liabilities and [...]
By the time you have decided that you are getting Divorced, counselling and distressed calls from your family and friends will inevitably harden your resolve and not help with changing your mind. A pity we think, because marriage is a wonderful, exciting, frustrating, tough journey and – we believe – a permanent commitment. Having said [...]
The calendar year of 2015 has come and gone, and as we flip to February 2016 on the relatively new desk pad, we look back at an incredibly topsy-turvy month on global markets. Hot Topics included: China, Gold, Oil, Interest Rates, Politics, the Rand. O goodness the RAND. It is fair to say that this [...]
