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Maya Fisher French

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/ 16 October 2010

Settling unpaid debts

If your debt has been handed to a debt collection agency, knowing your rights can save you money.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 15 October 2010

The real cost of a small company retirement fund

With monthly fees as high as 8% of contributions, is it worth having a company pension fund?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 14 October 2010

Furniture debt

The best way to pay off your debt at a furniture store.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 13 October 2010

Why a medical aid is a necessity

If you don’t have a medical aid, hospitals will demand deposits of at least R40 000 before they will admit you.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 13 October 2010

Avoiding high fees in retirement

Dave wants to find a less expensive way of investing his retirement annuity into a living annuity.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 12 October 2010

Medical affordability will be about curtailing choice

Another medical scheme has clocked in a 7,9% premium increase, but you can cut costs by cutting choice.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 7 October 2010

Teba gives birth to Ubank

The fact that Ubank is owned by workers will go down well in a world tired of financial greed, but does its offering deliver value?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 6 October 2010

Withdrawing RA’s when emigrating

Can you withdraw your RA when you emigrate?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 1 October 2010

The real cost of a balloon payment

How bad can a balloon payment on your car be? Bad, very bad, writes <b>Maya Fisher-French</b>

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 30 September 2010

When to consolidate your debt

Debt consolidation works if you have the discipline

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 28 September 2010

Have a dream

Aspirations and dreams are not only good for your finances, they also reduce stress.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 28 September 2010

Should I invest now?

Two readers want to know whether they should invest in the markets now.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 28 September 2010

When to pay off your home

Should I buy a home with my inheritance or take out a mortgage and invest the inheritance in equities?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 23 September 2010

Creating wealth

Working abroad? Use the opportunity to build up offshore assets.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 23 September 2010

Paying your home off in five years

Why, if you can pay off your car over five years, can’t pay off your mortgage over the same period and save hundreds of thousands in interest?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 22 September 2010

A 7,9% fee increase for Discovery Health members

Discovery Health is the first medical scheme to announce its increase for 2011, and continues to attract strong membership.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 22 September 2010

What cost a bargain?

<b>Maya Fisher-French</b> questions whether the time taken to book a kulula.com special offer doesn’t offset any price bargains.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 21 September 2010

Absa brings ‘contactless’ card to SA

Absa customers are about to join the global contactless-card revolution, allowing card holders to "tap and go", rather than swipe and sign.

By Fiona Zerbst and Maya Fisher French
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/ 20 September 2010

Challenges of eviction

How do you get a previous owner out of a repossessed house?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 17 September 2010

Please give us a tax rebate, we will use it wisely

Taxpayers will use their rebates more wisely than government.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 16 September 2010

How much is advice worth?

The majority of readers would pay up to R1&nbsp;000 for a financial plan, but what is a financial plan and is that fair payment?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 16 September 2010

Dynamic Wealth loses battle against FSB

After a lengthy battle with the FSB, Dynamic Wealth Management and Dynamic Wealth Stockbrokers are ordered to cease operating.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 14 September 2010

How an annuity works in retirement

Eric wants to know what happens to a person’s annuity when they die.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 14 September 2010

Satrix vs RA

Rui asks: I have about R2&nbsp;500/month free to invest. I’ve been turned off RA’s. I’m looking at the Satrix Rafi investment.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 9 September 2010

How to use the rate cut

How you could have paid off your home in eight years by taking advantage of rate cuts.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 9 September 2010

Using a trust to hold your investments

A reader wants to take up the BEE shares offered by MTN, and wants advice on whether to place the shares in a trust.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 9 September 2010

How to invest in gold with R1 000

A reader wants to know how to invest in gold without using a large lump sum.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 8 September 2010

Campaign launched to assist debt-ridden South Africans

Nearly half of credit-active South Africans are in financial trouble. They can now call a single number to get advice on how to manage their debt.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 3 September 2010

Too many choices

Sometimes too many choices make it difficult to make a saving decision. We break it down step by step for these two readers.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 2 September 2010

Write down your goals and dreams

How just writing down what you want from life can make it happen.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 1 September 2010

Short-term savings

<b>James asks</b>: If I had R250&nbsp;000 to invest for one year, where would you advise I invest it?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 27 August 2010

How to deal with tardy tenants

How to handle a tenant that is always paying the rent late.

By Maya Fisher French
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