by pension-admin | May 18, 2011 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Retirement planning, Wills and estate planning
The allocation of funds to ones beneficiaries varies between the different types of funds and while some attract Estate duties, others do not. In some cases even your last will and testament can be over ridden by trustees of certain types of funds with the emphasis...
by pension-admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Retirement planning
The relationship between costs charged by fund management companies are eroding your retirement savings returns and how the growth is reported to you as an investor are not necessarily a true reflection of the real returns you are receiving. Pension Fund and...
by pension-admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Financial planners, Retirement planning
Many pension funds and retirement funds offered by employers allow you to increase your contributions above what you are currently contributing based on your salary. There are many benefits to increasing your contributions above the simple fact that your increased...
by pension-admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Featured Articles, Retirement planning
South African’s are simply not prepared for retirement and in excess of 80% of all South Africans who contribute to a pension fund will not be able to retire comfortably. This is a sad reality for South African workers and with the State pension currently paying...
by pension-admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Featured Articles, Pension funds, Retirement planning
There comes a time in life when you have to retire from active life and bid adieu to a regular job and income. Retirement is inevitable to all working people and it pays a lot to foresee a future where you will have to rely upon your savings to lead a comfortable...