Showing posts with category "wealth"

Spike in South Africans looking to emigrate – with load shedding the ‘final nail in the coffin’

Immigration experts said that more South Africans are considering leaving the country because of load shedding and a rapidly increasing cost of living.

South Africa is sitting with R33.5 billion in unclaimed policies and investments – here’s how to see if you can claim

The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa has billions in unclaimed assets that comprise of savings, investments, risk policies, annuity policies and accounts in Collective Investment...

How much is enough for retirement in South Africa?

A new study highlights three possible scenarios for retirees’ income expectations in South Africa.

The rule of thumb if you want to save for retirement in your 20s – and if you start later in your 40s

According to an article recently published in The New York Times, there is a new phenomenon gaining momentum: Disillusioned by the current state of the upside-down world, so-called financial nihili...

SARS is quizzing South Africa’s richest on their investments, assets and lifestyles

In its 2021 budget, government announced that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will to set up a specialised High Wealth Individuals’ unit, now commonly known as the HWI unit.

South Africa’s retirement investments are losing value: Momentum

South Africans are scrambling to overcome short-term financial challenges at the cost of their long-term investments amid rising costs of living and high levels of unemployment.

The 4% ‘rule of thumb’ used by retirees

Would you get on an airplane that had a 95% chance of arriving?

Best and worst cities to live

Cities in Europe and Canada dominate the ranking in the post-Covid world.

South Africans can get ‘retirement visas’ for these 3 countries without having to buy property

Residence- and citizenship-by-investment (RBI and CBI) programmes have become very familiar over the past few years to South Africans who don’t have ancestral ties to other countries but are keen t...

What happens to your debt and taxes when you die in South Africa

Death is not absolute when it comes to your debt and taxes in South Africa.

More people are buying these trophy homes in Cape Town – with prices up to R32 million

Property buyers in Cape Town are increasingly opting for smaller, exclusive and unique developments, says Alexa Horne, managing director of Dogon Group Properties.

More South Africans set to become millionaires

There will be a boom in the number of millionaires and billionaires coming out of South Africa over the next decade, a new report by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth shows.