financial plan
Bewind trusts are created as trading vehicles and provide trustees with limited liability as well as certain tax benefits for beneficiaries. In a bewind trust, the trust founder sets up the trust in such a way that the assets and
Research is clear: most investors who try to time the markets underperform against those who stick to their long-term investment strategy.
The accrual is effectively the net increase in the value of each spouse’s estate since the commencement of the marriage, meaning that the spouses share equally in the increase in value of both of their estates while the marriage existed.
Our law recognises that the mental capacity of the patient may differ from day to day depending on the diagnosis and that the administrator’s function should be proportionate to the patient’s mental health status, keeping in mind that the patient’s
Your proximity to children, grandchildren and family, bearing in mind that if you do not intend to live close to your loved ones you will need to build travel costs into your post-retirement budget.
Unlike a child’s natural guardian, a guardian appointed by the court can choose whether to accept the position or not. However, in assuming the office of guardian they do not have a legal duty to support the child but rather
Delaying your planned retirement by even five years will affect your investment horizon, your draw-down timeline, and subsequently, the level of risk you are able to take in your investment strategy.
To formalise his/her appointment, the executor must apply to the Master’s Office for what is referred to as letters of executorship which will only be issued if the Master is satisfied that the will is valid and that the nominated
Being notoriously poor market timers, many investors compromise their investment outcomes because they are not invested when markets start to rebound, only getting back into the markets once the bulk of the gains have been made. From our experience, investors
