Oct 17, 2018 | Money Tips
2018 has been a tough year and life is still going to be tough in South Africa for the foreseeable future. As I was thinking of communicating to the stokvels that we invest money for, I thought I might as well share this message with all other stokvels. Soon, Black...
Sep 21, 2018 | General Information, Money Tips, Wealth creation
Some of us have iPads, iPhones and are also on Facebook so it is time to invest in the technologies that we use daily Sygnia has launched FAANG Plus Equity Fund. Key information on the Fund It is the first fund of its kind in South Africa It is 100% offshore Benchmark...
Aug 22, 2018 | Money Tips, True life stories
Dimakatso started with the process of applying for a home loan about in mid-June. It has taken her almost 2 months to finally get the home loan because of her high indebtedness. The mortgage originator applied to 4 banks and she was rejected by 3 banks. I informed her...
Aug 15, 2018 | Money Tips, Wealth creation
Just when we finished consulting on her own staff, I spoke to Nono* about opening a retirement annuity for her 2 kids aged 13 and 15 years old. She sounded surprised and said, “ oh, I never thought it was possible to open an RA for young children?” I then explained to...
Jul 26, 2018 | Money Tips
I still come across many people who have Education Policies. I ask them the following 2 questions; Do you know why it might be better for you to use a Tax-Free investment rather than an education policy? Do you know that growth in an education policy is taxed at...
Jul 17, 2018 | Business & Employees, Money Tips
Employers have the opportunity to encourage their employees to save & invest money. Employees who have financial problems are not productive. The 2017 PwC report shows that 46% of employees with financial challenges spend about 3 hours a day thinking about or...
