Life after work
Rudolph Geldenhuys CFP®, WealthUp, presents a 3 step framework to assist your clients during life transitions like retirement.
The 2-pot system: An opportunity for advisors to support members’ goals
Elrina Wessels, Principal Strategic Clients at Alexforbes, emphasizes that the two-pot retirement system offers a significant chance to enhance the financial well-being of low to middle-income individuals, with the financial advisory sector being pivotal in this process.
Reimagining retirement planning
According to Fareeya Adam, Momentum Wealth has reimagined retirement for South Africans through income solutions aimed at empowering people to confidently plan for retirement.
Two-pot reform: Resist the urge to access your retirement annuity savings...
"Understand that any withdrawal is a costly advance on your ultimate retirement benefit" writes Pieter Koekemoer, head of Personal Investments at Coronation.
Consider the pros and cons of life and living annuities
Kenny Meiring, an Investment, Retirement and Estates Planning specialist, considers the pros and cons of life and living annuities.
Blending security and flexibility for retirement
One crucial decision people face at retirement is choosing an annuity. We’ve reimagined retirement to make the choice easier, writes Martin Riekert, head of retail investments at Momentum Investments.
Getting SARS to sponsor your retirement
Pieter Albertyn, Head of Product Solutions at Momentum Investo, says it is a lost opportunity not to invest in a retirement product.
How to retire in a volatile market
Lourens Coetzee writes about how Marriott Investment Managers endeavors to bring more certainty to retirement planning with an income focused investment style.
How to support your ageing parents financially
Financially preparing for ageing parents is an important responsibility that requires proactive planning and open communication, says Stian De Witt, CFP®, executive head of financial planning at NMG Benefits.
The future of retirement planning: two-pot system insights
According to Matthew Marrian, Chief Operating Officer at InvestSense, the preservation of retirement savings has become an increasingly pressing concern.
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What key factors should institutional investors consider?
The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.
What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured products?
In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.
The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees
When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing. But risk-return profiles in structured products sometimes depend on the interplay of guarantees, conditions and pay-offs. Embedded costs are difficult to evaluate but listed products should be disclosing these.
Alexforbes named South African Manager of the Year at the Raging Bull Awards
Alexforbes were honoured at the Raging Bull Awards with two prestigious awards that highlighted the firms investment achievements and long-term performance.
What are the different types of structured products available to retail and institutional investors...
There is a limited range of structured products offered in South Africa compared to the rest of the world.


















