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Three financial lessons to learn from millennials

17 October 2019 | General

Contrary to popular belief, millennials do save, they just do so in different ways, with different priorities in mind. This is according to Pat Magadla, Senior Business Development Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group, who says that, based on data from the Old Mutual Retirement Savings & Investments Monitor, almost half of the millennials surveyed have savings or a retirement annuity, one in five invest in shares or unit trusts and 65% have life cover.

Does your life insurance match your life stage?

16 October 2019 | General

From philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, who identified three life stages, and philosopher and mystic, Rudolf Steiner, who based human development on seven-year cycles, to ancient Chinese wisdom and psychologist, Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual stages of life, many have tried to pinpoint the various phases of human evolution.

Women with breast cancer may qualify for a higher income in retirement

16 October 2019 | General

Breast cancer survivors may qualify for a higher income in retirement by declaring their full illness history when purchasing a guaranteed life annuity. The latest inhouse research by retirement income specialist Just shows that of Just’s medically underwritten cases, approximately 30% qualified for an uplift of at least 5%.

A goal a day can keep saving blues at bay

08 October 2019 | General

According to Old Mutual’s 2019 Saving and Investment Monitor, South Africans are feeling the economic pinch more than ever. The 2019 statistics saw a decrease in savings for emergencies, with 38% of urban, working households only having enough money to last them a month or less should their primary source of income disappear.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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