General

Explore the Category

Making short term sacrifices to achieve long term gains

01 April 2015

Studies done by European psychologists in the early 1960s suggest that a person’s natural state of happiness is maximised when he/she is given choice.. However, further developments on the studies show that when a person is presented with too many options, they often become confused as to which option is the best for them.

Attitudes towards retirement fund risk not affected by income or age

31 March 2015

While conventional wisdom would suggest that people of varying ages and incomes would have significantly varying attitudes towards retirement fund risks, a new study by Old Mutual Corporate has found that there is in fact very little difference across these demographics.

Wrapping up a retirement fund? Beware the long-tail risks...

26 March 2015

Employers, beneficiaries and trustees avert long-tail risk by liquidating retirement funds.

What you really need to know before you retire

11 March 2015

According to the Association for Savings and Investments in South Africa (ASISA), 89% of all retirement money went to living annuities in 2013, compared to only 59% a decade ago. While living annuities have become increasingly popular in the recent years, partly due to the increased cost involved in buying guaranteed annuities, National Treasury has raised concerns that investors do not always make the most informed decisions or act in a responsible manner when choosing a living annuity.

quick poll

Question

Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

View the Results