Lifestyle Financial Planning
Whereas the risk of a Money Market Account is limited to a single bank, Money Market Funds are well-diversified across numerous institutions. It is the job of the fund’s asset manager to actively seek appropriate investment opportunities in order to
Living trusts are frequently used by divorcing spouses to hide assets so as to reduce the value of their estates. A spouse married with the accrual is free to set up an inter vivos without the consent or knowledge of
Through an advance healthcare directive, you can provide your medical proxy with comfort that the decisions they are making are in line with your wishes. For instance, you can include guidelines on when to allow artificial life support, organ and
A retirement at age 55 means that you still have a potentially long-term investment horizon and, as such, you will need to ensure that you are invested appropriately for this time period. You will need to ensure that your investment
Unlike retirement funds whose distributions are subject to Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act, member owned living annuities are free to nominate beneficiaries to their investment. In this regard, living annuities differ from guaranteed life annuities which, generally speaking,
Also keep in mind that, as a permanent resident in South Africa, you are taxed on your worldwide estate, and this can have CGT and estate duty implications in the event of your death, especially where your foreign assets are
Once you’ve identified an area that you feel suits your needs, make a concerted effort to do as much research as possible. Firstly, check what other properties have recently been sold in that area and at what price. This will
Once the spouses have made decisions as to what should be included and/or excluded from the accrual, each spouse must declare a commencement value for their estate from which point the growth in their respective estates will be gauged until
Upon the death of the first-dying spouse, the increase in the real value of the respective estates must be determined and accordingly the accrual claim. In its most simplistic form, if the surviving spouse’s share is less than the that
The executor is then required to advertise the deceased estate so that any potential creditors can register their claims. To do this, the executor will need to place a Section 29 advert in the local newspaper and government gazette in
