The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.
It is always easier and more cost effective to plan where an asset should be a house before the transaction, than moving that same asset into a correct part of the structure after the fact.
Johannesburg-based money expert Dawn Ridler assesses whether it is still worth taking a big punt on property.
It is alarming to see the number of individuals who do not even know what the trust deed says let alone asking themselves the question: “is my trust valid?”
Warren Buffett turned 89 yesterday, but what keeps him going? Apart from investing and market tips, he swears by his top 10 healthy tips.
Needing to know what you don’t know is one of the biggest obstacles relating to international estate planning.
If you don’t make decisions, you can’t make plans. And where and how to invest becomes difficult and can result in losses owing to opportunity costs.
South Africa’s National Health Insurance system is set to be debated in Parliament soon, reports Reuters. The news agency describes the NHI as a flagship ANC policy.
Walking through the local park the other day I noticed how dilapidated the outside gym had become, which was only built a couple of years ago.
Perhaps it’s not surprising that the legal profession in South Africa is the wealthiest, given our penchant for litigation, with the richest pickings being among the political elite.
Dawn Ridler sizes up the government’s NHI plan and, like many others in the financial services sector, is worried that, while the intentions are good, the execution will not work.