Interesting Reads

Introduction to the Crawford Measure.

Have you ever wondered whether you are saving enough for retirement?  It’s a question to which there are many possible ...
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SHOULD YOUR RETIREMENT BE A REWARD FOR YOU, OR A PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR CHILDREN?

At an insurance company presentation a few weeks ago I was surprised to find that everyone there close to retirement ...
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A generation of unwilling pensioners

A somewhat grey and gloomy reality faces most of us as future-retirees in South Africa. High fees, declining returns, and ...
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A SEA CHANGE IS NEEDED

The supposed goal of the personal financial planning industry is to help their customers collect enough savings for a financially ...
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RETIREMENT PLANNING REVISITED.

Financial planners like to say that failing to plan is planning to fail.  What it really means is that by ...
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Retirement education: isn’t this a life skill?

People who understand how to create their own wealth have motivation to optimise it. Dave Crawford Published on Moneyweb 11th ...
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It’s Time To Retire Our Definition Of Retirement

By Arianna Huffington Tomorrow in San Diego I’m speaking on “Thriving After 50” at the AARP’s annual Ideas@50+ conference, which ...
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Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I’m 64?

Beatles – Sgt Pepper Album If we are no longer preparing for retirement, what should we be preparing for and ...
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The Part About Retirement Provision That Most People Just Don’t Get!

Apparently only 6% of retirement fund members enjoy financial independence in retirement now.  This is up from 5% FORTY ONE ...
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The increased use of living annuities has brought huge challenges

10 August 2017 00:06 You cannot afford to not take enough risk says Christo Lineveldt, investment specialist at Coronation. There has ...
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Does anyone care about my financial interests?

Conflicts are part of the investment industry’s fibre.  Best investors take note. Ingé Lamprecht  /  5 July 2018 00:05 For investors looking for ...
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9 things to consider when you are retrenched

Retrenchment has become very common in South Africa in our current economic environment. This does not detract from the fact ...
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Light blue paper and retire immediately

By Dave Crawford In the 1950s, my best recollection of the word retire was that it appeared on fireworks.  “Light ...
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Pensioners, Living Annuities And Inflation

Pensioners often complain that their pensions don’t keep up with inflation.  In fact in the Old Mutual Retirement Monitor in ...
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John Bogle’s 7 tips on investing

Market Watch on John Bogle’s tips for investors Mitch Tuchman 7th June 2017 Every investor should read the books of ...
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How to calculate your personal inflation rate

Important gauge to determine wealth creation – retirement skills trainer. Ingé Lamprecht Moneyweb 2017.02.02 JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s year-on-year inflation ...
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