First National Bank (FNB) has announced the launch of eWallet eXtra, a mobile bank account that allows unbanked and underbanked South Africans to use a feature-phone or smartphone to open a bank account without submitting paperwork at a branch. The...
Cancer, car accidents and retrenchment are major risks for younger people. Both Momentum and Liberty recently released their claim statistics, revealing some concerning trends especially relating to cancer and claims among younger clients. Momentum...
Why not skip the chocolates and the bubble bath on Mother’s Day this year, says Emma Heap, Chief Growth Officer at 10X Investments, and give your mother something really meaningful? We know Mother’s Day is upon us when the supermarket shelves are...
Your joint mortgage may form part of your partner’s debt review without your consent. If you are married in community of property and your spouse is placed under debt review, so will you, because you share a joint estate which includes all debt....
By Lee Bromfield, CEO of FNB Life Many consumers who are eager to finalise the house-buying process often rush into taking out and ceding life insurance without first doing their homework. The ceding of a life policy involves legally transferring a...
Many of us have either been the victim of unscrupulous building contractors or know someone who has been. My sister was one of those victims; despite hiring what she believed to be a reputable project manager to oversee her renovations, she was...
Under section 12J of the Income Tax Act, investors can invest in qualifying venture capital companies (VCCs) and receive a 100% tax deduction on the amount invested, as long as the investment is held for a period of five years. This has been a...
With my son starting his first student job, he needs to upgrade from his kid’s bank account to one that provides a few more transactions. Part of this exercise was to identify what a student, or any young person, needs from a bank account and then...
By Jeremy Burman of Private Client Holdings Are you a provisional taxpayer who recently awoke in the dead of night in a cold sweat with the realisation that you missed the 28 February 2018 provisional tax deadline? Or do you have a sinking feeling...
As the returns from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies hit stratospheric levels, Bitcoin scamsters have crawled out of the woodwork to take advantage, as the lure of big profits makes people less cautious and more willing to hand over their money...
New transformation fund offers black investors an opportunity to diversify their savings while building a new class of African businesses. We all know that the key to transformation in South Africa lies in the creation of black businesses across the spectrum, from...
There is a misconception that debt intervention proposals currently being considered could mean that some debts are likely to be written off. The high levels of indebtedness in South Africa have led to parliamentary hearings, held by the portfolio committee on Trade...
Last week the Western Cape High Court issued a judgement which set aside certain sections of the National Credit Act which it argued “unreasonably and unfairly discriminates against the section of the population that largely consists of the poorer and less privileged...
*This content is brought to you by Sanlam iTrade. In sharing the stories of their trading successes ‒ and failures ‒  the winners of the iTrade #TradeMyWay competition reveal the reality of DIY trading, which is not about getting rich quickly but a long-term...
A reader recently wrote in, asking whether it would be better to pay for her child's university education from her access bond, or to take out a student loan. A student loan can be very cost effective and in most cases, you would be paying around the prime interest...
I recently had a very interesting conversation with Lourens Coetzee of investment company Marriott, who said that the industry is coming to the realisation that retirement, in the way that we currently understand the concept, is no longer feasible. As we start to live...
Testing out the iTradeGlobal demo platform on a teenager I still remember a conversation I had with my then 11-year-old son in January 2016. As we were hiking in the Drakensberg he told me he wanted to buy some oil. He had been listening to the news and told me, “Mom,...
*This content is brought to you by Sanlam iTrade. Trader Alok Khadaroo provides some valuable tips he picked up on his journey from extracting teeth to extracting profits through trading I have not always been a full-time trader. In fact I studied dentistry and...
Last week my son attempted to sell an electronic item on Gumtree. In the past I have only sold furniture on Gumtree and it has overall been a good experience. However, what I quickly discovered was that selling electronic goods brings out the scamsters in full force....
Christopher Renwick, Attorney at Tax Consulting SA investigates the tax implications of making money from cryptocurrency. Although usually behind the global curve, South Africa seems to be keeping pace with the current Bitcoin trend. This is positive, as we are living...