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Lose weight. Quit smoking. Finally make it to the gym (or at least around the block)…. It is likely that many of us started 2014 with a New Year’s resolution or two. As the year gets underway it may be worth considering a further addition to the list, by making saving a priority.
At the start of every new year, we feel the strings on our purses being pulled. Luxuries must be cut just to keep up with the rising cost of rent, food, electricity and transport; not to mention the long list of children’s education expenses. And with education inflation surpassing general inflation, the future won’t get easier. The long-term solution? Start saving today for your children’s education.
With the festive season almost upon us and a new year not too far away, planning a savings strategy needs to be an important consideration for many South Africans in a country where savings levels are far too low.
With the cost of professional asset management services in the spotlight, particularly in the context of government’s drive to reduce the impact of fees and expenses on retirement benefits, managers with a quantitative approach to investments are likely to find growing acceptance in the South African market.
If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?