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A great way to save?

Heard a radio ad this morning for RSA Retail Bonds…it went something like this…“There’s no fees or commissions therefore it’s a great way to save”. I disagree strongly with this statement – it is not a great way to save. It is a great way for people to generate income – at 7.25% for 2 …

Do the Mickey Blue Eyes…

I enjoy using lines from movies when talking to clients about investing and financial planning. For example there is the classic line by Jack Nicolson’s character from “A few good men” when he is on the witness stand and being asked about the truth of an investigation to which he replies…”You want the truth? You …

Appropriate advice?

Consider the following – what would you advise the client? Client A took out an insurance based RA in 2003 (23 year term). She started a debit order of R450 pm (escalating at 10% pa). The current fund value is R63500 The company claims a return of 11.8% pa on the funds but the maths …

Dilbert on Finance

The Dilbert cartoonist, Scott Adams, earned a MBA from Berkeley, worked at a bank (got held up twice at gunpoint), and is worth millions. So we presume he knows a thing or two about money. In an interview with the Akron Beacon Journal, Adams says he read about a dozen personal finance books and began working …

Anyone seen the fat lady?

So it looks like the “fuss” is all over and the equity market is set to run even further…I guess it is at times like these that you need to make sure you are “in for the ride” and not sitting on the sidelines watching it all go by. But it is also important that …

It aint over till its over

I cant help but think that with the markets having run as hard as they have since their lows in November last year and March this year (JSE is up >34% since then) that either we have been duped into believing there was a huge crisis which never actually existed and have now missed the …

The Financial Coach

A great way to save?

Do the Mickey Blue Eyes…

Appropriate advice?

Dilbert on Finance

Anyone seen the fat lady?

It aint over till its over