by adminfwc | Jun 2, 2025 | Financial Planning, Investment, Life Cover, Retirement
No. 207 – Protect your finances with critical illness cover Question I’ve recently joined a company where there are no employee benefits, so we need to make our own arrangements. At my old company, I had critical illness cover of one times my annual...
by adminfwc | Jun 2, 2025 | Financial Planning, Life Cover, Medical, Tax
No. 206 – Whether to keep or cancel a life insurance policy Question I took out a life insurance policy many years ago which will pay out about R20m. I do not need the life cover anymore as the loan it needed to cover has been settled. The current premiums are...
by adminfwc | Jun 2, 2025 | Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement, Tax
No. 205 – Before you hedge, make sure you have the edge Question My son says that we should be investing in hedge funds as it will reduce the amount of risk in our investment portfolio. I’m a bit worried about this as I have seen stories where people have...
by adminfwc | May 5, 2025 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Tax
204 – How to provide fast access to funds after death Question I want to invest some money that can do the following: I want my spouse to have quick access to the funds should I pass away – I do not want her to wait till the estate has been finalised I do...
by adminfwc | May 5, 2025 | Business, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
203 – Options to make a higher salary and a loss of benefits work for you Question I am moving to a new company where the salary will be higher but there are no company benefits like a pension fund or medical aid. I am not sure what I should do with my current...
