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How Much Should I Have Saved by Now?

We answer this pertinent question by looking at how much you should have in savings at each age and stage in your career.

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The Quest for Yield

Income Model Portfolio Trades

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How do Local Fund Selectors get Their Passive Exposure?

Paul Marais talks to Citywire about how NFB Asset Management gets their passive exposure, and what they consider when making that choice.

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Should I Change the Drawdown Rate on my Living Annuity?

National Treasury recently eased the living annuity regulations as part of their Covid-19 tax relief programme. We look at the implications of taking advantage of the change and what it will mean for your financial plan in the long term.

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Pandemic panic should not shape your money decisions

In this Business Day Spotlight podcast we look at how savings and investment have been impacted by COVID-19 for ordinary South Africans.

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Day 109 of Lockdown | Market Update

The second of a bi-weekly series of lockdown-inspire market commentaries; this one the first in our newly imposed curfew status.

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Retrenchment and Retirement Savings: What are Your Options?

We look at the reasons you should try to avoid dipping into your retirement savings when you lose your job and discuss the merits of a preservation fund.

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Covid-19 Fuels Intu’s Problems

The Fall of Intu

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Money Supply Burgeons

What the rapid growth in SA’s money supply means for the economy.

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When do Passives Come into Play?

Paul Marais talks to Citywire about index-tracking solutions. How NFB Asset Management use these in their portfolios, where they add the most value, and identify when they are less likely to use them.

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South Africa Supplementary Budget Analysed

Analysing tax reforms, foreign funding, public sector wage bill and zero-based budgeting

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Day 96 of Lockdown | Market Update

The first of a bi-weekly series of lockdown-inspired market commentaries; following twelve successive weekly commentaries.

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Is Treasury’s Expenditure Reduction Achievable?

The jury still out on whether the governing party has the stomach or will to make an ideological shift.

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Day 83 of Lockdown | Market Update

The twelfth and final in a series of weekly lockdown-inspired market commentaries; the next edition moving to a bi-weekly publication schedule.

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Is This the Right Time to Restructure Your Investment Portfolio?

Three questions to ask before restructuring your investment portfolio during uncertain times.

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The Financial Pyramid: Four Steps to Figuring out Your Financial Needs

Achieving financial freedom and leaving a financial legacy depends on how you manage your money today. The Financial Pyramid provides a tangible tool to mapping this journey.

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Day 74 of Lockdown | Market Update

The eleventh in a series of weekly lockdown-inspired market commentaries; this week’s edition focusing on the macroeconomic environment.

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Is it Worth it to Loan Out Money to Invest it?

We weigh in on this question and offer various scenarios of how this could play out.

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European Central Bank COVID Stimulus

ECB announces an additional 600 billion euros of stimulus

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NFB Asset Management Fund Ratings and Awards

The 2020 First Quarter Fund Ranks and Ratings for NFB AM

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