by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
144 – BEING SAVVY WHEN CHOOSING PORTFOLIOS CAN IMPROVE YOUR PENSION 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...
by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement, Tax
145 – CONSIDERING THE TAX AND RISK IMPLICATIONS OF A RETIREMENT PLAN Question My wife and I are now nearly 80 years old. We have just over R6 000 000 invested in Bonds with 5-year terms. We have a combined monthly income from those investments of just less than...
by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
146 – THINKING CAREFULLY ABOUT RETIREMENT PRODUCTS Question Many companies are currently promoting retirement annuities. I understand that there are tax benefits to be had from this product however I have also heard some horror stories about how badly they have...
by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement, Tax
148 – HOW TO PAY LESS TAX ON YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME Question I recently read an article of yours where you discussed the importance of managing the sources of your retirement income to reduce the tax that you pay. I have R9m in retirement savings and a similar...
by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
150 – PENSION CONSIDERATIONS FOR RETIRING TEACHERS Question I am a school teacher and will be retiring next year after 40 years of service. One of my colleagues mentioned that the government is planning on taking part of our pension fund and using it to bail out...
by adminfwc | Nov 20, 2024 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Investment, Retirement
154 – CHOOSING BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT ANNUITY OPTIONS Question I am a 70-year-old pensioner and derive my income from a living annuity (from which I draw 2.5% each year) as well as drawdowns from my investment portfolio. I am thinking about converting my living...
