Changes to put an end to a popular estate duty avoidance scheme are underway. An amendment to the Estate Duty Act in 2008 inadvertently created an opportunity, which translated into…
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There is a story of the man who got lost in the middle of nowhere, who stopped to ask a local “how do I get there?” … After a great…
Thanks to multitasking, grabbing grub on the go, parking in front of the TV while munching, and various other weight-loss crimes means we hardly register what, or how much we…
Rules is rules – a deliberate mocking of the term. While “rules are what the artists break” makes sense in the art and creative environments. When it comes to money…
By Mariette Janse van Rensburg I spoke to a lady on the phone yesterday, desperate for help. The past 18 months she’s been trying to cash in her retirement annuity…
South African expats living abroad and holding retirement annuities back home have two choices: When paying a landlord’s mortgage because you’re living in his rental accommodation – cash-in your policies…