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Retirement planning is simple. At least, I am going to look at it in a simple way that may resonate with your clients and enhance your advice process, including the conversations you have and how you have them.
The Sanlam Benchmark Survey has highlighted the fact that the typical South African employee does not engage with their retirement funding journey until it is too late to make a material difference to the quality of their lives in retirement. There are a number of reasons why this is the case, and the industry is attempting to address these in constructive and practical manners.
The retirement funding industry waited with bated breath for the Minister of Finance to announce the next steps in retirement reform in his 2015 Budget Speech.
Tax-free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) offer a range of attractive benefits and should be considered as part of a client’s savings plan. However, these accounts do not outshine Retirement Annuities (RAs) as a vehicle for retirement planning.
The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be: