Habit stacking: The simple daily strategy to boost financial success
'It’s not what you do once a year that will change your life, but what you do every day'. That was the message from bestselling author Robin Sharma at Momentum’s Science of Success festival held in Sandton last week.
Your investment and retirement questions answered
Send your queries and questions to personalfinance@inl. co. za. This month’s questions answered by PSG Wealth
Book Review: The Ultimate Guide to Retirement
Former Personal Finance Editor Bruce Cameron and former Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa’s (FPI) Financial Planner of the Year, Wouter Fourie, have released the third edition of their book: The Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa.
Book Review and Give away: Pensions for Palookas
There have been some good books published in the last few years on the subject of retirement: saving for retirement in your working years and then living off your savings once you’ve stopped working. Last week’s review, the comprehensive Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa, by Bruce Cameron and Wouter Fourie, is a case in point.
Five steps to safeguard against personal losses
Reducing your insurance cover or cancelling your policy to improve cash flow may seem cost-effective now, but not when the time comes that you need to claim.
What you need to know if you are a freelancer and wanting to buy a house
Freelancers, those working on commission or sourcing their income from gigs, and many other independent earners, often find themselves facing a brick wall when applying for a home loan from banks.
Tips on how to start a conversation about life covers with loved ones
Abulela Gazi, Executive Head of Client and Business Solutions from Metropolitan shares some tips on starting the conversation about life cover with your loved ones.
Metropolitan launches campaign to equip consumers to level up their financial game
The campaign aims to reduce the anxiety associated with money so that consumers can level up their financial game and start the year stronger. Photographer: Nadine Hutton, Bloomberg.
Here are tips to ensure that you spend an insurance payout wisely
There have been many instances where people have received large sums of money from an insurance payout and have blown it all unwisely.