Christmas bonus, or is it year end bonus?

Many people complain about their bonds and car payments, but often their credit card instalments add up to more than their car payments. . . . → Read More: Christmas bonus, or is it year end bonus?

The premier league of world economies

3 October 2011
Gareth Stokes : gareth@fanews.co.za

Gareth Stokes, FAnews Online Editor

Clem Sunter – futurist, scenario planner and author of more than 14 books since 1987 – features regularly on the corporate presentation circuit. One of the themes he often trundles out is that of South Africa’s global economic competitiveness. And there’s . . . → Read More: The premier league of world economies

Choose the right executor

taken from Personal Finance 03/02/2011

Choose the right executor

By Margarete King

Colin Daniel

You can a nominate your spouse, an adult child, an attorney, an accountant, a bank or a trust company as your executor

Your appointed executor needs to step into your shoes when you die, to wrap up your affairs and distribute . . . → Read More: Choose the right executor

A salaried employee does not have to worry

A salaried employee does not have to worry about whether they will earn enough to cover their bills from month to month, but they do have to worry about where their next pay cheque will come from if an illness or an injury takes away their ability to work.   True . . . → Read More: A salaried employee does not have to worry

SHOULD I MOVE MY RA?

A WELL PUT debate to a topical and valid question. What appears to be an obvious and easy decision to make may need a rethink, as suggested here. Note: By virtue of the flux in pension status regulations and pending state adminstered fund tmatters addressed in this article may date and become obsolete.

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More Scottish practicality

Three men had been for a day’s fishing. When one of them reached home he told his wife of his grievance. “We agreed”, he said, “that the one who caught the first fish should pay for drinks round, and each of these two fellows deliberately refused to pull their lines out of the water whenever they . . . → Read More: More Scottish practicality

It has to be …. if it’s in ones

“Yes, I did He has only one eye!” . . . → Read More: It has to be …. if it’s in ones

3 myths of Debt Free living

People often believe that the reason they cannot afford something is because they are servicing too much debt …….. . . . → Read More: 3 myths of Debt Free living

Why It’s Important To Have And Use Your Credit Cards

You should think of your credit score and history as a powerful financial tool. ……… A positive credit history is, undoubtably, a valuable financial tool. . . . → Read More: Why It’s Important To Have And Use Your Credit Cards

Guard your personal information with your life

Suddenly a criminal has personal details including your name, address, bank or credit card account number and details of individual transactions. In a couple of minutes they’ve gathered the same data all those Internet con-artists are “phishing” for. . . . → Read More: Guard your personal information with your life