by Ultrafin Financial Services | 19 Jul 2017 | Blog, Financial Planning
South Africans are trying to beat the economic slump by becoming Slashers, individuals with more than one consistent stream of income, the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor for 2017 revealed. Lynette Nicholson, research manager at Old Mutual, spoke to Fin24...
by Ultrafin Financial Services | 10 Jul 2017 | Blog, Financial Adviser
Johannesburg – South Africans do not realise how large their future financial liabilities will be, and the only thing they can do to mitigate such associated risks is to control how much they save, said Old Mutual Investment Group strategist Rian le Roux. Le Roux was...
by Ultrafin Financial Services | 26 Jun 2017 | Blog, Financial Planning
South Africa has experienced two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.7% in the first quarter of this year and pulled back 0.3% in the final quarter of 2016. The dampened growth is as a result of slower economic...
by Ultrafin Financial Services | 22 May 2017 | Blog, Financial Planning
Old Mutual’s latest Long-term Perspective report for 2017 highlights how inflation will impact the cost of buying a car, getting healthcare and sending a child to school over the next 10 and 25 years. The report described inflation as ‘South African enemy number one’,...
by Ultrafin Financial Services | 2 May 2017 | Blog, retirement
Beplanning vir ’n relatief stresvrye oudag is ’n voortdurende proses. Trouens, verstandige beleggingsbesluite raak net nog belangriker wanneer jou aftrede eindelik aanbreek. “Afgetredenes moet ’n duidelike strategie hê vir die belegging van hul geld op so ’n wyse dat...
