By proactively building emergency reserves, you will be able to respond to life’s crises without compromising your financial standing, or taking on expensive debt.
By proactively building emergency reserves, you will be able to respond to life’s crises without compromising your financial standing, or taking on expensive debt.
The goal is to create wealth by using money effectively, writes Lynette Dicey
It is always a good time to invest, the question is where?
45% tax is real: Time to be tax efficient
Risk profile and time frame – the building blocks of a successful portfolio
The 6 Ps of a successful retirement plan
You need a retirement plan. Not because you need a retirement plan, but because you need to go through the planning process.
The Davis Tax Committee will review the estate duty system this year, which could mean substantial changes are in the making. Professor Lester, a member of the committee, looks at some of the issues taxpayers should consider when devising an estate plan.
In an election year the national budget speech is usually seen as a non-event − perhaps not this time. The South African economy is not looking good, with growth rates for 2013/14 below what were forecast a year ago.
Professor Matthew Lester analyses the 2014 budget speech and shares his thoughts on the possible implications.