Feel free to enjoy my weekly columns as published in The Daily Maverick

101 - How to choose the right medical product
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101 - How to choose the right medical product

There are many different medical insurance products on the market, and each has different bells, whistles and nuances.

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100 - How to ensure that your emergency fund grows
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100 - How to ensure that your emergency fund grows

Are you looking for a way to make sure your emergency fund continues to grow? Learn the important steps of retirement planning and how it can help secure your financial future.

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99 - How to ensure that your family benefits from your business
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99 - How to ensure that your family benefits from your business

Any and every small business owner/shareholder has many things to consider and keep track of, and one that commonly gets overlooked is the order of operations should a fellow shareholder pass away. Let's explore possible solutions to this pressing issue, and allow you to put structures in place before it's too late.

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98 - What to do with your pension fund after changing jobs
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98 - What to do with your pension fund after changing jobs

Thinking of changing jobs? Don't forget to figure out how best to manage your pension fund. Get advice from an experienced financial wellness coach on the options available and the pros and cons of each.

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97 - How to make sure you enter 2023 with your finances in order
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97 - How to make sure you enter 2023 with your finances in order

​​It is important that your family knows where your will and any other important documents are.

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96 - All you need to know about Islamic marriages, property rights and antenuptial contracts
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96 - All you need to know about Islamic marriages, property rights and antenuptial contracts

A Muslim marriage will be in community of property unless the spouses entered into an antenuptial contract excluding the community of property regime.

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95 - All you need to know about bequests, marriage in community of property, capital gains tax and more
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95 - All you need to know about bequests, marriage in community of property, capital gains tax and more

Over the past few months, I have received several specific questions that may be of interest to others.

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94 - How to ensure you are making the most of your living annuity
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94 - How to ensure you are making the most of your living annuity

Opening a discussion about living annuities, factoring how the markets acted and reacted in the past year, and how to make the most out of your asset.

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93 - The costs of implementing your will and bequeathing your estate
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93 - The costs of implementing your will and bequeathing your estate

It is always a good idea to get an executor and financial planner to look at your will and calculate the costs of implementing it.

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92 - The implications of what used to be called ‘financial emigration’
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92 - The implications of what used to be called ‘financial emigration’

Financial emigration has been replaced by the concept of being ‘ordinarily resident’ in a country. This is a fairly loose term, but it boils down to which country is the place that you actually call home now.

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91 - A shareholder buy-and-sell arrangement can preserve your business dynamic
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91 - A shareholder buy-and-sell arrangement can preserve your business dynamic

The death of a major shareholder of a business can cause major problems for a business if you do not have a pre-agreed plan in place. A buy-and-sell arrangement is such a plan.

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90 - The pros and cons of investing funds offshore
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90 - The pros and cons of investing funds offshore

It is easy to invest funds offshore. Your financial adviser or a currency specialist can convert your rands into dollars very quickly. The next question is, what should you do with this money once it is offshore?

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