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 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Life Cover, Medical
202 – Life insurance and children: how to do the maths Question We will be having our first baby shortly and I think it is about time that I took out some life insurance. How do I work out how much life insurance I should get? Answer The short answer is that you...
by adminfwc | May 5, 2025 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
201 – Inheritance should last and be inflation-proof Question My mother (75) inherited R5-million after the death of my father. The money is currently in the bank and she’s using this to fund her day to day living expenses which come to around R20 000 a...
by adminfwc | Apr 1, 2025 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Tax
197 – Be the master of estate planning and avoid delays Question I retired three years ago, with half my income coming from my company pension fund and the other half from interest from investments. I am paying tax at a rate of 41%. Is there anything that I can...
by adminfwc | Feb 18, 2025 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
194 – How retirees can benefit from investing in retirement annuities Question I have a question about contributing to RAs to save tax when one is my age, that being almost 80. As we took the full lump sum when we retired, any one-third withdrawal on new RA...
by adminfwc | Feb 4, 2025 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
192 – Ensuring income security amid health concerns Question My husband is 82 and is not in the best of health. We are concerned that he may be showing early signs of dementia and we will be seeing a specialist next month. We currently live off the proceeds of...