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…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, 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 time. Regaining…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner This article comes at the right time considering that July is regarded as a savings month. A leading financial services company releases annual results of their Savings and Investments Monitor each year. This survey consists of interviews amongst working South Africans living in major…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner Let me take you down memory lane in the late 1800s, speaking in Clinton, Illinois, during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln made one of his most famous statements: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people…
By Sydney Sekese, CFP® professional and FPI 2016 Media Award Winner At the time of writing this article, South Africa experienced excitement at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as the country’s swimmers, track athletes and lawn bowlers won a clutch of medals. One of the characteristics of these champions is that they are the…
For me using a financial adviser is a no-brainer – I deal with information, that’s how I make wise decisions and in relation to your hard earned money is there any other way? The idea of being financially fit is to ensure that you’re making the right decision for your money and your future and…
