Chasing Highs and Lows: The South African Crisis There’s a South African school chant which involves a character coming to ruin or save the day in an airplane. The character’s plane is shot down, but they have a parachute, they jump out of the airplane only...
Coping With Loss and Grief South Africa has now entered another level 4 lockdown amid our fourth wave of Covid-19 infection. The culprit in this debacle - the far more contagious delta variant - has pushed our health system past the brink once more. But of course,...
Retirement Savings and South Africans When discussing retirement and retirement funding in SA, matters have hardly been rosy – no matter which period you refer to. Of course, much of the hazard with retirement planning has to do with longevity. Most investments have far shorter terms than...
A Changed World: The Politics Of Investment Even before the global pandemic, the writing was on the wall that change was in our future. Days before South Africa’s first lockdown commenced, we received the most hopeful State of the Nation address in decades, and yet those...
Financial resilience in challenging times It’s no secret that this past year has been tough on individuals - from health to finance, things have been rather challenging. But despite these turbulent times, some individuals and businesses seem to have flourished. Some of this can be ascribed quite...
Good news amid the gloom The last year has been filled with ups and downs. Many of us have said goodbye to loved ones due to the pandemic or other tragedies, livelihoods have crumbled, travel plans and events have been cancelled, Eskom is once more pushing...
Leaving South Africa? Options for inheritance and trust transfer With all the changes to exchange control of late, many South Africans who live abroad or are planning on emigrating are concerned for their funds left in South Africa. It’s a legitimate concern - you’re starting a new...
Amended tax treatment of retirement money: what you should know Covid-19 has truly thrown a spanner in the works for individuals the world over. But while most people are concerned with the ordinary run of their lives or disgruntled at travel being on hold, for those...
Strange New Year’s Traditions Around The World It’s hard to understand just how diverse the world is if you haven’t been outside SA borders. For those who are already living abroad, it’s an initial shock, but we tend to get used to it. Nevertheless, it can be...
Important Forecasts For 2021 It’s time to pack the year away and make space for everything 2021 has to offer. The past year has shown us that forecasting can sometimes be closer aligned to fortunetelling than the actual practice of analysing statistics to extrapolate possible trends...