by pension-admin | Sep 1, 2024 | Featured Articles, Pension funds
Taking out a loan against your pension fund capital or retirement savings in other investment portfolios is possible but their are a lot of hoops to jump through with the fund administrators, even if the fund rules allow for a loan against the capital amount in your...
by pension-admin | Aug 29, 2024 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, High return Investments
Many people lost large portions of the retirement savings by investing in the Sharemax scheme which has highlighted the position you may find yourself in as you enter retirement age. The sharemax scheme may have been a monumental blunder by regulators and the NPA...
by pension-admin | Aug 27, 2024 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Retirement planning
The 2 pot system has become extremely confusing for some people so a lengthy discission was had with financial planners and experts from Glacier by Sanlam, moderated by Balin Herman. This is by far the most comprehensive discussion with questions and answers from the...
by pension-admin | Aug 16, 2024 | Featured Articles, Health, Retirement planning
Photo by Vanessa Garcia There are many work opportunities available for retired people, whether you are a professional, an administrator, customer services, sales person, have a flair for the arts or simply good at something. The opportunities are literally...
by pension-admin | Aug 15, 2024 | Featured Articles, Financial planners
With the growing of the digital age, so too has the proliferation of financial scams. Stats show that the amount of data available online is doubling every two years! With info available at the touch of a button, ensuring your financial safety requires vigilance and...
by pension-admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Pension funds, Retirement planning, Wills and estate planning
In South Africa, the payment of retirement fund proceeds on premature death is governed by the Pension Funds Act of 1956. When a member of a retirement fund dies before reaching retirement age, the benefits are not automatically paid out according to the...
by pension-admin | May 3, 2024 | Pension funds, Retirement calculators, Retirement planning
You will have heard how powerful compound interest is at building wealth but how do you calculate the future value of a savings account of, for example R10 000/year over 40 years if you reinvest the interest every month? Compound interest is an incredibly powerful...
by pension-admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Financial planners, Health, Offshore Investments, Pension funds, Retirement planning
Have you ever thought that it would be nice to go and spend some time in Europe to enjoy your hard earned cash, experience other countries and cultures and generally do a whole lot of travelling without having to come back to South Africa every 3 to 6 months, but to...
by pension-admin | Apr 4, 2024 | Featured Articles, Financial planners
Want to share a pensioner discount with our readers: Please send an email to help@pensionfund.co.za with the details of the offer. Most of us do not feel old at 60 years old, but may in fact qualify for certain discounts based on our age. Remember to ask for pensioner...
by pension-admin | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured Articles, Pension funds
It appears that the deal where Sanlam Life acquires ABSA Consultants and Actuaries (ACA Employee benefits) has finally gone through all of the regulatory approvals necessary to be concluded. The deal was first announced in October 2017 and was expected to be consluded...
