Retirement / Savings & Investments

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How early to start investing and saving?

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

Lessons from the latest savings and investment survey

South Africans save way too little and make poor investment decisions. This harsh line was among the conclusions in an economic presentation by Old Mutual economist Rian le Roux. He was unpacking some of the findings in the group’s June 2012 Savings and I

Save now to avoid economic hardship, urges Old Mutual

Uncertainty over the economy and its implications for their personal finances is causing South Africans to delay making financial decisions, said Mohale Ralebitso, head of Old Mutual’s Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs division.