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SA Expats: Retirement Annuities and Grudge Purchase Relief.
When we were younger retirement and pension plan savings fell in the same category as motorcar tyres – both were ...
Who dares wins: South Africa’s first Space Man vs. The Reserve Bank.
By now we all know of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal’s order for the Reserve Bank to pay ...
On Rules of Engagement when Moving Retirement Annuity Monies Offshore
Rules is rules - a deliberate mocking of the term. While “rules are what the artists break” makes sense in ...
Out of sight, or out of your mind?
It is a human “thing” … when you don’t see someone or something on a regular basis, you’ll eventually forget ...
Dreaming of a R10,000,000 Christmas?
It’s that time of the year again. Shops and malls the world over are sporting its North Pole look with ...
Roadshow for South African Expats in New Zealand
How to transfer assets and investments from South Africa and build wealth in New Zealand We invite you to a ...
Money with a story – no strings attached!
“Once upon a time … “ is how stories used to start and generally ended with “and they all lived ...
Can giving up coffee make you R300,000?
The English proverb “Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves” is backbone to many ...
SA Expats – Financial Information
By Ryno Viljoen Moving money from South Africa is subject to Reserve Bank exchange control regulations and in most cases ...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does it make cents?
Not only has modern technology shrunk the planet it’s also made it possible for Pretoria Oupas and Oumas to talk ...
The money that grew on trees…
You can bet your bottom dollar that everybody you know, yourself included, has been asked the question - do you ...
SA Expats: What 2015 bring depends on what you bring to 2015
Exactly 100 days from today we’ll be celebrating, hugging, kissing, texting, phone calling and wishing friends, family and strangers a ...
South Africans love violence…
To the point we set our alarm clocks to crazy early hours to haul wife and kids out of bed ...
SA Expats: Geld wat stom is maak reg wat krom is…
Daar’s derduisende Afrikaanssprekende Suid-Afrikaners wat deesdae in die buiteland woon – heel gelukkig met baie dinge in gemeen. Soos? Hulle ...
SA Expats: The good news – you too can afford to retire early!
Retirement is a day in time we’re all looking forward to – the luxury to stop working and to start ...
SA Expats: There’s no time like the present.
When’s a good time for South Africans living outside the country to get their financial affairs in order, to cash-in ...
SA Expats: Unclaimed policies – the money you forgot or don’t know about …
Is your share of the R1 billion in unclaimed policies with your name on it – just waiting to be ...
SA Expats: There’s cash in unclaimed policies and NO SMALL PRINT
The generic skepticism about what one can and cannot expect when wanting to cash-in a policy because of “small print” ...
SA Expats: Unclaimed policies and counting chickens
People typically start buying policies in their late 20’s and early 30’s. At this life stage the premiums are affordable ...
Expats losing out on unclaimed policies in South Africa
By Ryno Viljoen Did you pay policy premiums prior to leaving South Africa? If so, you could be in for ...
