My Business and Tax

I am going to write a series on small businesses; the How, the When and the What on topics like tax and registering for tax; partnerships; CC’s; buying and selling agreements and key man cover. I hope to simplify the information and offer you some tips and helpful...

True cost of credit

Recently I have been thinking about saving; how important it is to save regularly and a fixed percentage every month. Ideally increasing that percentage annually. It is hard to save when annually goods and services increase with inflation but it is a principle of...

The spending squeeze

An interesting article by Marie Antelme of Coronation Investment Managers. She discusses the squeeze on South African household spending. Total compensation increased by 7.6% in 2014 but real disable income only grew by 1.4%. She also discusses the pressures on both...

The status of the world’s economies

Some say it’s an upside down world with inflation and interest rates at record lows. Markets are reacting differently from expected, and countries such as China and Europe are struggling. But how is the United States doing? Have they recovered from the recession? And...