Retirement

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A comfortable retirement is within everyone’s reach

02 August 2012 | General

Historically the Sanlam BENCHMARK Survey has focused on institutional investors and pension funds. This year however there is a very strong focus on the individual member and their experiences of pre- and post-retirement. This has allowed us to draw mean

Decline in bond yields drives decline in projected retirement benefits

01 August 2012 | General

The Alexander Forbes Pensions Index has shown that members of Defined Contribution retirement funds are now projected to have significantly lower retirement benefits than what was expected at the start of 2002.

How tax changes affect your retirement planning

27 July 2012 | General

In an article published in a financial magazine shortly after the delivery of the annual budget speech, a respected local economist made the comment “…essentially this was not a good budget for the saver…”. But is this really the case? Not necessarily, sa

How early to start investing and saving?

27 July 2012 | Savings & Investments

One of the biggest secrets to investing is time. The more time you have, the easier it is to create wealth. While we all want to be rich quickly the truth is that very few people achieve quick wealth. For the vast majority, creating wealth is something th

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Question

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

Answer

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

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