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Adapting Your Retirement Annuity During Different Life Stages
Saving for retirement with a retirement annuity presents different challenges and opportunities depending on where you are in your life.
“I don’t believe in retirement annuities,” say investors. Here’s why they say it, and how they can do better.
Retirement annuities are an excellent long term savings vehicle. But poor investment management, high fees and incorrect asset allocation give RAs a bad name.
Five important career moves to ensure a comfortable retirement
The good news is, if you follow what's laid out in this article, you won't have a problem saving for retirement. The bad news is, it can be hard to follow through! We've summarised five key career decisions that hugely impact your ability to retire comfortably.
3 top money tips from savvy retirees
Three 10X Investments clients talk about the keys to a comfortable retirement: planning, not paying high fees and choosing the the right annuity.
After retirement
Take the stress out of retirement by getting the asset allocation in your Living Annuity right
Equities, cash, bonds, property... offshore or local? Understanding which assets your living annuity is invested in could mean the difference between a comfortable retirement, and a stressful one.
Money mistakes to avoid during retirement
Retirement should be a time for relaxation. These tips will help you reduce the stress of your golden years, and retire better!
Living Annuities And The Impact Of Offshore Investments
Investing offshore in retirement through your living annuity can help hedge against country-specific and currency risks, especially if most of your wealth is Rand-based.
Switching Living Annuity Providers: Weighing Your Options And Comparing Costs
When you invest in a living annuity, you should understand the fees you pay and the performance of your investment - and consider changing providers if you're not getting what you need.
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Evolution of 10X continues with CoreShares purchase
10X Investments has agreed to a 100% cash purchase of CoreShares, creating a full-service indexing investment specialist that will give South Africans access to a wide selection of best-in-class products at the fairest fees possible.
Five red flags that you’re being scammed
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the digital age. A favoured trick is to pretend to work for an existing company and use a copy of that company’s logo and other material from their website to lure the unsuspecting, who think they are handing their money over to a well-known, legitimate company.
Why your retirement will survive even if 10X doesn't
Is it safe to entrust my retirement to 10X? That is a legitimate question thanks to the many incidents of poor industry practice, failed investment schemes and embezzlement that have caused great harm to investors in various South African companies over the years.
Catching up with Anton Eser, 10X CIO
We hosted another exciting retirement savings webinar focussing on the measures you can take to live better in retirement. Economic insights were also shared and the spotlight was put on the pressures sustained on global investment returns.