Investing
In a community of property marriage, all debt incurred by the spouses before and during the marriage forms part of the common estate, including maintenance obligations to a previous spouse or children from a previous relationship.
While a cohabitation agreement is designed to set out the financial consequences should the relationship break-up, it should also deal with other eventualities such as the death of a partner, disability or illness, unemployment, job relocation, and inheritance, to name
Be sure that you are adequately protected against the risk of ill health or disability by putting appropriate disability and dread disease cover in place. If you enjoy group risk cover through your employment, be sure to understand what life
The most obvious sign of any fraudulent investment scheme is the promise of abnormally high investment returns. While Ponzi schemes may take a variety of forms, they all follow the same intrinsic theme: investors are promised they will make a
Depending on the terms of the divorce order, you may need to move off your ex-spouse’s medical aid and register as the principal member of your own medical aid. This may be a good time to completely reassess your healthcare
It’s vital that you and your spouse set out clear guidelines for how the household finances will be managed. In the absence of an income of your own, you will be largely dependent on your spouse for money, so be
When retiring from a retirement fund, investors are required to use at least two-thirds of the fund proceeds to purchase an annuity. There are many factors that need to be taken into account when choosing the most appropriate annuity for
Legislation permits that the owner of a living annuity can draw down between 2.5% and 17.5% of the value of his living annuity every year, with the option to review the draw down rate at the living annuity’s anniversary. Investors
Note that if your employer contributes to your retirement fund, their final contribution only needs to be paid by the seventh day of the following month in which you retire. Once the contribution reflects, which could take a couple of
During the course of your first meeting, your advisor should provide you with a disclosure letter that, amongst other things, sets out exactly how she will earn her fees and what you can expect in terms of costs going forward.
