How you can make the most of your retirement plan

How you can make the most of your retirement plan

Most people realise the importance of planning for retirement, but how many know exactly how to make their retirement plan work effectively for them? Whether it be a retirement annuity, living annuity, or investment policy – every financial product has different benefits and restrictions. The key is knowing which product, or combination of products, to […]

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Market Snapshot – February 2023

Market Snapshot – February 2023

February proved to be a mixed, but broadly negative, month for South African financial markets, driven by the stronger-than-expected US market data that confirmed higher and more widespread inflation, more robust retail sales and industrial production, and a still-improving labour market. These combined to shift global market sentiment back to a view of “higher interest […]

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Market Overview – January 2023

Market Overview – January 2023

Global financial markets resumed their recovery in January after December’s losses, propelled by improving data in a number of areas, including a shifted consensus pointing to a sooner-than-expected end to interest rate hikes in the US (and elsewhere), upside surprises to corporate earnings, and expectations of shallower growth downturns than previously anticipated. Risk assets were […]

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