3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (332+ words) Spring is a time of year that invites us to clear away clutter, spring clean our homes, and prepare our gardens for new growth. When it comes to personal finance, a spring clean doesn’t necessarily mean cutting back, fixing past…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (343+ words) There’s no financial breathing room for young South Africans embarking on their careers, with those aged 24 or less experiencing the largest increase in financial stress of any age group. DebtBusters’ annual Money-Stress Tracker survey – one of South Africa’s largest, with…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (210+ words) Financial planning isn’t only about saving and investing. It is also about protecting what you have, preparing for unexpected changes and making sure your finances support the life you want. This was a key theme across the FPi MyMoney123 sessions at…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (431+ words) For many South African businesses, spring marks the start of one of the busiest periods of the year. Retailers begin building stock ahead of the festive season, manufacturers land export orders they’ve been chasing since autumn, and contractors pick up…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (356+ words) During Heritage Month many South Africans think about what’s passed from one generation to the next – usually culture, traditions and family values. There is another inheritance that matters just as much: how families understand, manage and build wealth. Only 6% of…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (196+ words) For many investors, emerging markets still carry a familiar set of associations: political turmoil, currency and economic uncertainty. While these challenges have not disappeared, focusing solely on them may mean overlooking one of the more significant shifts unfolding in global…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (681+ words) The question is whether the advice given years earlier has done what it was supposed to do: protect the client’s income, their family and the future they were working towards. This is one of the questions that sits at the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (417+ words) This is one of the key findings of a comprehensive new research report, Women and Financial Advice: Engagement, Trust and Financial Resilience, compiled for Momentum Group by the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) ahead of Momentum She Owns Her Success…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (274+ words) When South Africa’s two-pot retirement system was introduced, the big question was whether people would treat their retirement savings as easy money to dip into or leave it alone for retirement. Two years later, the data tells a more complicated…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis deepens, with rising reliance on credit driving nearly a third of South Africans to borrow from informal lenders, often for household essentials. This is according to findings by South African short-term lender Wonga in its annual…...