by adminfwc | Jul 10, 2026 | Business, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Life Cover
No. 262 – Planning is crucial in turning a business inito usable familty capital Question My spouse is a 50% shareholder in a business that generates a consistent profit of R6 million a year. I am concerned about what would happen should he pass away. What would...
by adminfwc | Jul 1, 2026 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Life Cover, Medical
No. 259 – Plan and save now to fund cost of assisted living Question I am worried about the possibility of needing long-term care one day. Frail care facilities are expensive, and I have seen how quickly savings can disappear when someone requires full-time...
by adminfwc | Feb 2, 2026 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Life Cover
No. 237 – A solid financial plan for 2026 is to review, update and simplify Question I want to get my finances properly sorted in 2026. What would you recommend I do to ensure that I will be in a better financial position at the end of next year? Answer If you...
by adminfwc | Jul 29, 2025 | Financial Planning, Life Cover, Medical, Retirement
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 R15,000 per month for life and dread disease...
by adminfwc | Jul 1, 2025 | Financial Planning, Investment, Life Cover, Retirement, Uncategorized
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 lived...
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...
