Planning is everything, as they say, and while it’s true of most things, it’s even truer when it comes to tax. Although it can be tempting now that financial year end is over to hide your head in the sand and not think of anything tax-related for the next ten months – please, don’t. […]Continue reading
Keeping the lights on: how to keep overheads down in an unfair environment
There’s no doubt about it, businesses are getting squeezed from every side like never before. With load shedding back, the rand weakening, land expropriation casting uncertainty on the property scene and the price of electricity increasing, it’s tough to try and keep costs down. While you can certainly hope for Eskom to get their […]Continue reading
Investment monogamy: the power of staying put in an uncertain market
You’ve worked hard for your money and you expect it to work hard for you. Hence, there are few things more throat-blocking than opening your statement one morning and your investments are worth less than they were a month ago. The logical thing to do would be to switch funds, right? Highly unlikely. From […]Continue reading