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Financial resilience of SA single moms under pressure due to Covid-19

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:00:00 GMT

The latest National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey reveals that of the three million South Africans who lost their jobs between February and April 2020, two million were women.

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Take charge of your money – understanding your personal financial behaviour

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:00:00 GMT

You would be naïve to think that the daily financial decisions that you make are made in isolation from your emotional ones.

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Multi-asset funds are basically a balanced investment ready-meal

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT

I recently saw multi-asset funds described as a “balanced investment ready-meal”. I thought it such an apt description.

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Covid-19 exposes where we are underinsured

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Underinsurance was one of the primary causes of claim-settlement disputes, according to the latest annual report of the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance.

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Women and finance: Where we’ve come and where we’re going

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:58:00 GMT

There has been a marked change over the past three generations regarding women’s position in the workplace and their relationship with money.

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5 mistakes to avoid if you’re being retrenched

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMT

By Sherwin GovenderComing to terms with getting retrenched will never be easy. And as thousands of people are being retrenched this year across companies and industries, it is fast becoming a reality in many households in South Africa. Once you’ve recovered from the initial shock of being informed of the retrenchment, there are some key details that will have profound financial implications and that you cannot afford to overlook as you undergo one of the toughest processes in your working caree. . .

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What happens to a tenant when landlords sell

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT

The current strain on household incomes as a result of the national lockdown has led some landlords towards making the decision to cash in on their investment by selling their rental properties.

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