by crvanwyk | Mar 18, 2019 | Education, Health, Investments, Retirement
Good advice versus good products FollowFollow Clients are being confronted with this dilemma on a regular basis, and in most instances unknowingly. In the era we live, people are seeking tangible and immediate benefit and reward. With good marketing, people are often...
by crvanwyk | Mar 11, 2019 | Health, Investments
Trust me on this FollowFollow Trusts are often seen as the be all and end all of estate planning. People see trusts as the silver-bullet of estate planning, but the truth is that only a handful of people will truly benefit from setting up a trust. Having a trust just...
by crvanwyk | Sep 30, 2018 | Investments, Retirement
The eighth wonder of the world FollowFollow Today I would like to illustrate to you something very simple, but very powerful. I have worked on a brilliant illustrator to demonstrate the value of time and compounding interest. To show the effect consider the following...
by crvanwyk | Sep 20, 2018 | Investments
1% can make all the difference! FollowFollow The difference between good and great investment advice can sometimes be as small as 1%, but what difference can 1% actually make? In the first of two examples, to illustrate the point, a 25-year-old saves R 2000 p/m until...
by crvanwyk | Sep 18, 2018 | Investments
Offshore Investments FollowFollow Unfortunately, South Africans have a history of panicking when the Rand weakens sharply and responding by taking money offshore. This is a typical investment rookie mistake as the timing of moving money offshore when the Rand has...
by crvanwyk | Aug 20, 2018 | Investments, Uncategorized
Be concerned about your business partners FollowFollow It is surely difficult enough to concern ourselves with our own estate and risk planning, let alone worrying about our business partners. But concerning yourself with your business partners will be more beneficial...
