By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute I am adopting the phrase: “Where there’s a Will there’s a Way” to challenge readers to intentionally think about creating a will. Followers of my articles will recall that last month we touched on the topic of sanitising your finances during Spring. Now…
By :Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute South Africa conventionally celebrates Spring Day on September 1 each year. I am dedicating this article to the arrival of this season. A famous grandma’s quote states that “A cold and rainy winter does not last forever. Summer eventually follows and life tends…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute As we enter women’s month of August, the purpose of this article is to provide some tips on how women can regain their financial confidence. A common, local legend assumes that women have a special gift of multi-tasking and completing several projects/tasks on…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute I am writing this article as we say goodbye to the youth month which is celebrated uniquely due to limited social interactions compared to the past. Another unprecedented event that would be facing South Africans at the time of writing, is that government…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner Females are generally more sociable than their male counterparts. They are talented in arranging social events ranging from tea parties, stokvels, weddings and church meetings. It is in such places where most engagements, chit-chats and advice take place. This begs the question – Should…
Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner Summer is here, and you know what that means. It’s time to enjoy the beautiful weather and hold on to your wallet. Because as the earth renews itself and new life springs forward, we tend to seek out some form of renewal in our own…
Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner There is a Setswana phrase that goes: ‘Mma ngwana o tshwara thipa ka fa bogaleng’. Translated directly into English it means ‘a mother holds a knife by the blade (sharpest part of the knife)’. This means that a woman (or mother) will do anything in…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner “Mmangwana o tshwara thipa ka bogaleng”, this is a Sepedi idiom that loosely translates to that a mother would go to any length in protecting her children. When you’re young, Mother’s Day is pretty simple: Just put together a handmade card, make Mom a quick…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner “Take the bitter with the sweet” these were the words that were uttered by the minister of finance as he delivered his budget speech last month. There were some burdensome impacts like increased fuel levy and sin taxes. On the other hand, individuals were…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner “Take the bitter with the sweet” these were the words that were uttered by the minister of finance as he delivered his budget speech on Wednesday. There will be some burdensome impacts like increased fuel levy and sin taxes. On the other hand, individuals…
