By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute The local and global economies reacted swiftly when the pandemic hit the respective shores in 2020. The synchronised medicine (easy policies) that was applied resulted in sufficient liquidity. This stabilised the respective economies and the world did not collapse. The medicine appears to…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute This is not a political journal. The recently concluded Local Government Elections inspired me to think about the various qualities to be considered when choosing a financial planner, or advisor. With so many such individuals in the industry, how do you choose that…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute There are several definitions to describe nemesis. The word describes a rival who just somehow seems able to get the best of you. It can be someone you compete against, someone whose skills are nearly identical to yours and yet, your nemesis always seems…
Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute Spring is here, and you know what that means. It is 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…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute South Africa commemorates women’s month in August as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956. This was in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. The Government of South Africa declared…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute ‘Procrastination’, or putting something off, is the ‘thief of time’ because you end up wasting time by putting things off. Most of us waste time when we could have been accomplishing what we need to achieve. It’s common for people to put off savings because…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute In South Africa, June is dedicated to the youth of 1976 who stood up against the apartheid government and laid down their lives fighting for freedom and the right to equal education. This article is appropriately dedicated to all youthful citizens (irrespective of…
Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute 27 April is a commemorative day in South Africa. Freedom Day honours the anniversary of South Africa’s first non-racial election of 1994 and pays homage to the country’s liberation from apartheid rule, where the minority exercised prejudice political power over the majority of the…
By: Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute “A week is a long time in politics” The above quote is commonly used to depict the fast pace of the political landscape, which changes drastically just over a single week. I would like to adopt this quote and remind readers how fast paced the events of last year (since March 2020) have been.…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and member of the Financial Planning Institute The month of February is often eventful and filled with activities ranging from “Valentine’s day celebrations” to the finance minister’s budget speech. This year we also saw the release of national matric results in February. The budget speech was delivered against the backdrop…
