Hi all,
Thank you to everyone who took the time to take part in Lesson 1: Introduction to Investing.
Lesson 2: Understanding Investment Returns & Lesson 3: Understanding Volatility are out now.
You can visit the below link and choose which lesson you would like to do first. For those that...
Hi all,
Im back and this time I put together a lesson focused on a introduction to investing.
After the video there is a quiz. You can compare how you did to others that have recently done the test. As you do the tests please post your results and what you thought of it in this thread...
Hi all,
A colleague of mine, Andrea Lazzari, that specializes in Medical Aid wrote a interesting article on medical aid gap-cover. Its a quick read but quite impactfull.
If nothing else what you should take away from this article is a understanding of how "medical aid rates" work and that...
Hi all,
A pretty boring budget speech this year in terms of financial planning.
The main announcement that might effect you is the change in the tax free lump-sum you can take if you retirement from a retirement fund. It was R315,000 it is now R500,000. From this point a retirement tax table...
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Im back, this time with a Investment Personality Test for those that are interested.
Its a simple 12 question questionnaire that gives you a score that you can compare against a scoring table.
Your investment profile gives you a indication of what your ideal asset allocation...
Hi Everyone,
As a follow up from the last Finance Spotlight article I posted on Settling Debt vs Saving, I got quite a few requests for assistance on investment planning for your children's tertiary education.
As a result I wrote a article on the topic and posted it to my website. But what...
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Im planning to create a comprehensive ebook on financial planning for South Africans. The aim is for a person to read the ebook and use it to refer back to when doing their own investment and insurance planning, without the need to see a professional financial planner, like myself...
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As promised in the other posts, I am posting the link to the new youtube videos created to help understand the concept of settling debt or saving, and which might be more beneficial too you.
Its a four part guide that touches on different aspects of this surprisingly complex issue...
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Have you used a financial planner before? What was your experience regarding using them. Did they help? Were they professional? Whatever you feel was note worthy of your experience.
If you haven't consulted a financial planner before, I'd like to know why. Do you just find that you...