Daily Maverick Articles #retirement

We often hear the term "make your money work for you", but very few people actually understand what it entails, and how to go about achieving it. Let's take some time and shed some light on this concept, using retirement monies as an example.

The phrase "make your money work for you" is thrown around very often, but most people don't really grasp the concept fully, or have the knowledge of what to do and what resources are available. Let's take some time and discuss what structures you can put in place to ensure a healthy financial standpoint and in turn "make your money work for you".

As we've discussed many times before, nothing in my line of work is "one size fits all"; everyone has a unique set of circumstances that must be taken into consideration when they make decisions. You need to be in a solution which works in line with your own goals and targets. A specific factor in this regard is deciding what type of annuity option to choose. Let's take some time to discuss the differences between living and life annuities, and where the strength lies within each option.

As someone who used to be employed as a teacher many years ago, and still work with many to this day, I'm quite familiar with the types of pension funds that are available in an already underpaying profession. Let's take a look at home you could structure your affairs to give you the best returns and most longevity.

"Nothing is certain but death and taxes", and unfortunately the older you get, the more those two factors can loom heavily over you. However, with some strategic work you can ease the tax burden on your retirement income quite significantly. Let me walk you through some ways to circumvent this issue.

Ensuring that you have enough money when you retire can be a daunting, and quite challenging process. Let's discuss retirement products, weigh up some pro's and con's, discuss the relevant income streams and how to manage the money, all while helping you set yourself up for a stress-free, prosperous retirement.

The idea of retiring and having all of your affairs in order can be quite daunting, and there's often much anxiety when it comes to decision-making in this regard. However, as the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat. Let's discuss some of the options that are available to ensure a prosperous retirement.

As with anything in the financial space, nothing is "cookie cutter". There's no one way of doing things. Let's sit and talk through this together, and hopefully arrive to a position where this is clearer to you and can help you make an informed decision in the future.

Advice of old would suggest that investing in property as a method of acquiring retirement income is the best and most reliable way to go, but this is simply not the case. Let's open the conversation about acquiring property as an income vessel, and what other options are available.

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