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Cape Epic Lunch with Songo Fipaza and Bobby Behan from Specialized
30/04/2015

Cape Epic Lunch with Songo Fipaza and Bobby Behan from Specialized

20/03/2015

Investment Forum 2015 by Kaapstad Internasionale Konferensie Sentrum, insiggewende besprekings met globale sprekers.

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06/12/2013

Thank you Madiba for your contribution to South Africa and the world!

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31/10/2013

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RETIREMENT CRISISPeople make crucial mistakes with their retirement planning, leading to grim reality when they are on p...
29/05/2013

RETIREMENT CRISIS

People make crucial mistakes with their retirement planning, leading to grim reality when they are on pension.

When last did you reviewed your retirement planning?

How about right now, contact us on 0861-784 784 or [email protected]

Karoo Weerstasie: Gebruik jou common sense, veral as dit by beleggings- en ander finansiële sake kom!
12/10/2012

Karoo Weerstasie: Gebruik jou common sense, veral as dit by beleggings- en ander finansiële sake kom!

17/09/2012

NASIONALE TESTAMENTE WEEK

Nasionale Testamente Week vind weer hierdie jaar vanaf 17 – 21 September plaas. Dit is 'n inisiatief van die Prokureursorde van Suid-Afrika om mense aan te moedig om hulle testamente professioneel te laat opstel.

Glacier Fidusiêre Dienste sal ter ondersteuning van hierdie inisiatief vir hierdie week gratis testamente opstel – vanaf 17 September tot 21 September 2012. (Hierdie aanbod behels slegs die opstel van ‘n Testament volgens ‘n voltooide vraelys en sluit nie enige boedelbeplanning in nie. Spesialis Boedelbeplanningsdienste is beskikbaar by Glacier Fidusiêre Dienste op ‘n fooi-basis.)

Kontak ons gerus by [email protected] indien ons die Vraelys vir u kan aanstuur en u kan bystaan in die skakeling met Glacier Fidusiêre Dienste.

13/08/2012

SKAAL VERWAGTINGE AF

deur Alwyn van der Merwe, Direkteur van Beleggings - Sanlam Private Beleggings

Pas beleggingsverwagtinge aan ooreenkomstig druk op ekonomiese aktiwiteitsvlakke wêreldwyd.

Laer opbrengste die voorland:
Een van die algemeenste beleggingsonderwerpe onder bespreking is die huidige wisselvalligheid van aandelepryse wêreldwyd en plaaslik. Hoë wisselvalligheid gaan gewoonlik gepaard met hoë belegger- en kliëntevlakke. Hoewel wisselvalligheid van aktuele belang is, is ek nie so bekommerd daaroor nie. Wat my meer bekommer is ’n omgewing waar Suid-Afrikaanse beleggers/kliënte
vir lief sal moet neem met laer beleggingsopbrengste in die hele spektrum Suid-Afrikaanse bateklasse. Uit gesprekke met kliënte en vriende kom ek agter beleggers se verwagtinge is op historiese ervarings gegrond, of erger nog, onrealistiese verwagtinge as gevolg van die swak finansiële posisie waarin hulle verkeer.

Wipwarit voor:
Suid-Afrikaanse batebestuurders en finansiële tussengangers het sedert 2003 ’n taamlik gladde rit met hulle kliënte gehad. Ja, ons moes deur die ineenstorting van aandeelpryse in 2008 navigeer, maar plaaslike aandeelpryse het in onlangse weke weer nuwe hoogtepunte bereik. Tog het aandeelpryse ondanks die onbestendigheid met gemiddeld 15.5% per jaar (p.j.) gestyg vergeleke met ’n inflasiekoers van 5.5% p.j., wat ’n tamaai reële opbrengs van 10% p.j. vir die tydperk tot gevolg gehad het. Genoteerde eiendom het selfs beter gevaar met ’n totale opbrengs van 17.6% p.j. oor die afgelope 10 jaar.
Ek meen dit is hoogs onwaarskynlik dat ons soortgelyke vertonings oor die volgende dekade sal sien. Sedert die vroeë 2000’s was daar drie belangrike faktore wat in SA aandele se guns getel het. Eerstens het hulle vanaf ’n lae basis begin. Plaaslike aandele was goedkoop. Tweedens het winste ’n hupstoot gekry danksy hemelhoë kommoditeitspryse. In die bulmark het metaalpryse met gemiddeld 300% in dollar gestyg. Derdens het
verbruikersbesteding vinnig gegroei danksy die opkoms van ’n nuwe swart middelklas.

Wêreldbeskouing:
Dit is moeilik om opgewonde te raak oor die vooruitsigte vir ander bateklasse. Wêreldwyd is kontantopbrengste laag, effekteopbrengste is op historiese laagtepunte, en die opbrengs op eiendomsaandele is onaantreklik. Aandele is oor die algemeen goedkoop. Die nuus is egter toenemend negatief.
Ekonomiese aktiwiteite is wêreldwyd onder druk, wat ’n risiko inhou vir toekomstige winsgroei. Die owerhede probeer dit teenwerk met akkommoderende beleid, maar die resultate is bra gedemp. Voeg daarby die werklike risiko dat Europa op ‘Lehman-tipe’ gebeure afstuur en mens kan beleggers se vrese verstaan.

Wat nou?
Ons raad aan kliënte is om hulle beleggingsverwagtinge in heroënskou te neem. In ’n lae inflasie-omgewing is nominale opbrengste geanker aan die lae inflasiekoers. Enkelsyfer- reële opbrengste sal waarskynlik die norm wees en ons sal ons daarna moet skik. Laat geduld die wagwoord wees by beleggings. Onsekerheid skep gewoonlik geleenthede. Laastens, batebestuurders sal hulle werk uitgeknip hê om nuwe juwele te vind. Dít is waar ons uitdaging lê en ek glo SPI is gerat daarvoor. Terwyl ons in SA bederf is met skouspelagtige opbrengste, het ons eweknieë in die ontwikkelde markte pas ’n verlore dekade deurleef. Ons kan met gerustheid geleenthede in ’n internasionale wêreld soek waar menige SA belegger dit nie wil waag nie.

13/08/2012

Werner Cloete (Paul Roos Gimnasium) saam met Norm Wakefield ons gasspreker vir die aand, wat met die ouers gesels het oor "What does your son leave home with?" - Fingro Wealth is die trotse borg van die Engage projek by Paul Roos Gimnasium en landswyd by skole.

Werner Cloete (Paul Roos Gimnasium) saam met Norm Wakefield ons gasspreker vir die aand, wat met die ouers gesels het oo...
13/08/2012

Werner Cloete (Paul Roos Gimnasium) saam met Norm Wakefield ons gasspreker vir die aand, wat met die ouers gesels het oor "What does your son leave home with?" - Fingro Wealth is die trotse borg van die Engage projek by Paul Roos Gimnasium en landswyd by skole.

24/07/2012

Donald Rumsfeld

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."

Klink of hy verwys na huidige beleggingsmarkte!

19/06/2012

How to save for education

Saving for your child's education is a necessity. Even if you can afford the fees today, chances are that annual fee escalations will make it increasingly unaffordable.

If school fees continue to increase at a faster rate than your salary increases, educating your child will start to take an ever increasing percentage of your household budget. Even if you can afford the fees today, there is a good chance you will not be able to afford the costs of high school once your grade one child starts grade eight.

At the current increase in school fees of 10 percent a year:
• In seven years’ time high school fees at a "Model C" school will cost around R35 400 a year; or R216 000 for all five years.
• A relatively inexpensive private school will set you back R540 000.
You need to start saving in order to fund the difference between the school fees and what you can afford from your salary.

Where to save

There are many appropriate savings products available; however the key is to start early. The earlier you start the more you benefit from compound growth. For example, if you saved R200 a month for seven years you would have contributed R16 800, however if the investment grew at 10 percent a year then your total return would be R24 800, that means R8 000 of your child’s education would be paid by growth.

The best way to start saving is to set up a debit order at the beginning of the month and think of the deduction as compulsory.

Education plan. There are education plans with Life Assurers. These are structured as endowments so you would be committing to save for a specific period of time, usually five or ten years. In order to benefit from the tax incentives, you have to be invested for at least five years.

Unit Trust or Exchange Traded Fund. These are more flexible products which you can start and stop when you choose. However, if you are concerned that you would not have the discipline to save or may cash it in for other purposes you may want to consider an endowment structure.

Fundisa. This is a savings account specifically for tertiary education. The department of education and the asset management industry supplements the savings by up to R600 a year or 25% bonus on a R200 per month contribution, however in order to receive the bonus you have to use the funds at an accredited tertiary institution.

Cash. If you are planning on only saving for a year or two then you should consider more cash-like investments such as the RSA Retail Bond or a fixed income unit trust.

Protecting the future
When taking out an education plan for your child consider including an insurance policy that will pay your child’s tuition if you cannot due to death or disability.

How much to save
Contact us at [email protected] to help you calculate how much you need to save for your child’s education.

Article published courtesy of Liberty Life.

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