by pension-admin | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Retirement planning
The average age at death worldwide, often referred to as life expectancy at birth, has significantly increased over the last 100 years due to advancements in healthcare, sanitation, nutrition, and living conditions. Below is an approximate overview of global...
by pension-admin | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Retirement planning
What you need to consider when investing for retirement Target Amount You aim to have accumulated an amount that will afford you the lifestyle you deserve at your desired retirement age. This gives you a goal to work toward and should be discussed and calculated with...
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 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...
