Retirement Planning
Make funding for your own retirement a priority and resist the temptation to dip into your own savings. Don’t leave free money on the table by failing to use tax-efficient retirement funding vehicles. Before helping others and to ensure that
If you lose your job as a result of your employer ceasing operations or are made redundant as a result of general operational requirements, any lump sum from an occupational fund is regarded as a retrenchment benefit for tax purposes.
Income protection is a form of long-term insurance which is designed to replace your income if an illness or disability renders you unable to earn your income either temporarily or permanently. While many consider this type of cover to be
Most of us nominate our beneficiaries when first taking out a policy but seldom check that those nominations remain appropriate to our changed personal circumstances. Check your latest insurance policy to make sure that your nominated beneficiaries reflect your wishes.
Endowments are complex investment policies that generally cater for investors with a marginal tax rate of 30% or more and can also make useful estate planning tools. As the policyholder, you can elect who the life assured and nominate beneficiaries
Through the retirement fund harmonisation process, the options at retirement have been streamlined across pension, provident and retirement annuity funds, although there remain certain technicalities when dealing with the vested benefits in respect of provident fund contributions made prior to
Using debt to buy an appreciating asset such as a house or a business is sensible because your debt will reduce while the value of your asset rises over time.
To ensure that any funds or assets intended for your minor children are not transferred to the Guardian’s Fund for administration, you can use your Will to set up a testamentary trust. This type of trust is automatically founded on
or many retirees, having companion animals is important to them and, thankfully, many modern retirement homes are making allowances for retirees to keep small pets such as cats and dogs. Pet food, vet care, medication, medical treatment and pet accessories
