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Oct
20
2025
No. 228 – Plan for the everyday while estate is wound up
Question We are married in community of property and are worried that if one of us dies, everything will be frozen for months or maybe years while the estate is wound...
Oct
20
2025
No. 227 – Ensuring property transfers are fair for all heirs
Question I am 80 years old and have a daughter who lives in my rental property. She will inherit it when I pass away. She would like to take over the ownership now. ...
Oct
07
2025
No. 226 – Money priorities every graduate should know
Question I will be finishing university next month and know nothing about financial planning. What should I prioritise?Answer Start with the only asset you already own...
Sep
30
2025
No. 225 – Restructure your assets sensibly to preserve the money for heirs
Question I’m a widow with a terminal diagnosis. I want my two children, both in their 50s, to inherit with minimum cost and delay. I have R5 million in bank accounts,...
Sep
25
2025
No. 224 – Untangle financial choices before tying the knot
Question My partner and I are getting married in December and need to decide whether we are doing it in community of property or with an ante-nuptial contract. Then...
Sep
16
2025
No. 223 – Time plus compound interest equals big returns
Question I’m a 74-year-old ‘financially illiterate’ gran learning so much from your column. I have a newborn grandson and would like to start some sort of ‘fund’ for...
Sep
08
2025
No. 222 – Structures and strategies to help create lasting family wealth
Question I have built up a substantial set of assets and have no debt. How do I structure my finances to create long-term wealth for my children and...
Aug
31
2025
No. 221 – Buy-and-sell structures are crucial for businesses
Question I run a business with two partners. Things are fine now, but what if one of us dies? A friend passed away last year, and it ended up in a messy legal fight...
Retirement Posts
Oct
07
2025
No. 226 – Money priorities every graduate should know
Question I will be finishing university next month and know nothing about financial planning. What should I prioritise?Answer Start with the only asset you already own...
Sep
16
2025
No. 223 – Time plus compound interest equals big returns
Question I’m a 74-year-old ‘financially illiterate’ gran learning so much from your column. I have a newborn grandson and would like to start some sort of ‘fund’ for...
Aug
28
2025
No. 220 – How to strike the right balance between caution and growth
Question With inflation now around 3%, the Reserve Bank cut rates by 0.25%. That’s great for borrowers, but I’m a 68-year-old pensioner living off the interest from a...
Aug
19
2025
No. 219 – Using extra money smartly can maximise your retirement funds
Question My spouse has no pension or retirement fund. He has just sold a property and now has a few million in the bank. Can we put that into my pension or retirement...
Jul
29
2025
No. 216 – Rethinking life insurance cover at retirement
Question My wife and I are approaching retirement. We are in good health, have no debt, and have built up a reasonable nest egg. However, we are currently paying...
Jul
29
2025
No. 213 – Reconsidering the worth of rental properties as retirement nears
Question We will be retiring at the end of the year and have several investment properties in Cape Town that we rent out. We want to use the income from these...
Jul
01
2025
No. 212 – Top 10 tips for managing money once full-time work is a thing of the past
Question One in ten South Africans will live to age 100 so if you retire at 65, your savings may need to support you for another 35 years. Over the past 35 years you...
Jun
27
2025
No. 211 – Turn extra cash into long-term financial security
Question My husband and I have finally reached the stage in life where we have some money left over at the end of each month. I would like to invest this wisely and...
Estate Planning Posts
Business Posts
Aug
31
2025
No. 221 – Buy-and-sell structures are crucial for businesses
Question I run a business with two partners. Things are fine now, but what if one of us dies? A friend passed away last year, and it ended up in a messy legal fight...
May
05
2025
No. 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...
Dec
02
2024
No. 189 – Retirement and risk cover options for employees
Question I have a business with 20 employees. I would like to put in some kind of retirement fund for them. Is this financially feasible for our sized company? If so,...
Dec
02
2024
No. 185 – To quell chaos, your business needs its own will
Question I recently heard someone talking about a will for a business. How does this work?Answer A will for a business documents what should happen to your interest in...
Dec
02
2024
No. 184 – Products that can give employees peace of mind
Question A colleague has recently been diagnosed with cancer. He is going to be unable to work properly for at least three months. The company will pay him his basic...
Nov
20
2024
No. 178 – How life insurance can protect your spouse if you’re the co-owner of a business
Question I founded a successful business 20 years ago with two others. All three of us are actively involved in its day-to-day management. As it is September, I took...
Nov
19
2024
No. 021 – How to set up a pensions scheme for a small business without any schlep
Question I own a small business and am concerned that a number of my older employees have not made any provision for their retirement. I would like to assist them in...
Nov
19
2024
No. 022 – How to reduce estate duty and executor fees
Question I discovered that my parents do not have a will and have done no estate planning. My father says that he does not have enough assets to have to pay estate...
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