Articles tagged as "Retirement"
Resisting the lure of the two-pot cookie jar this festive season
With the festive season underway, consumers may be considering using their two-pot retirement savings component to splurge.
Independent financial advice: Mapping your employees’ path to a comfortable retirement
Everjoy Gumbo explains how employers can contribute to bridging South Africa’s retirement gap by availing access to independent financial advice, which can...
Two-pot cheat sheet
Given the overwhelming amount of information available about the new two-pot retirement system, below we provide a “cheat sheet”, which includes 10 “did you...
The importance of an emergency fund in the two-pot era (updated)
For a long time, the retirement savings industry has observed how many South Africans have struggled to balance accumulating and preserving their long-term...
Could you survive on less than a third of your income in retirement?
Despite taking steps to save, millions of South Africans are at risk of having to make significant lifestyle-related downgrades when they are no longer...
Two-pot: Enabling better retirements – for those who avoid the risks
The two-pot retirement system, which is set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, has been designed to improve retirement outcomes for South Africans by...
Two-pot: Your burning questions answered
With the new two-pot retirement system set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, many retirement fund members are wondering what the new legislation entails...
Two-pot: How to achieve better retirement outcomes
The new two-pot retirement system has been designed to improve retirement outcomes for South Africans, while allowing some access to retirement savings in ca...
Your next important election
With the two-pot retirement system signed into law, and set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, Belinda Carbutt discusses the latest retirement reform. Sh...
The two-pot system simplified (updated)
South Africa’s retirement savings system is changing, with the implementation date of the new system currently set for 1 September 2024 – although go-live...
Retirement annuities still work
Planning well for retirement is essential to ensure your long-term financial well-being. One key aspect of retirement planning is choosing the product, or...
Who’s right – personal finance experts or economists?
When it comes to managing your wealth, there’s a yawning gap between what personal finance pundits advocate and what economists believe. Who should you liste...
Podcast: Are better outcomes for retirement savers on the horizon?
Allan Gray’s head of Assurance, Richard Carter, joins Umbrella Fund specialist Mica Townsend to discuss the challenges with the current system, the...
Part 2: How to determine the value of your business
Getting your business valued is an important step towards planning for succession. Daniel van Andel, head of IFA Proposition, unpacks the ways advice...
Part 1: Understanding your options for succession
Global and local trends reveal that very few financial advisers have a clear plan as it relates to continuity and retirement from the industry. In the absenc...
Are you financially resilient?
Most of us know what it means to build resilience in the context of health and wellness: eat healthily, exercise regularly, get enough sleep and manage stres...
Retirement planning in reality
To truly break the cycle of poverty and start creating generational wealth, young working professionals need to prioritise saving for retirement. Leaveil Des...
The ultimate human race
As investors there is a lot we can learn from marathon runners that can assist us with our own “ultimate human race” – the challenge of retiring financially...
Five tough financial decisions you may have to make… And why they are worth it
Money decisions are never easy and often come down to personal circumstance and choice. If you are lucky enough to get a bonus or a 13 th cheque, should you...
