by Ryan Osborn | May 26, 2017 | News
Being financially literate is vital in today’s money-driven society. While many parents may struggle to keep up with their children’s spending habits, studies have shown that – in most cases – children raised by a single parent are more financially savvy than...
by Ryan Osborn | May 11, 2017 | News
According to the latest fraud data from the SA Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), South Africans have lost almost R4.5 billion to credit and debit card fraud since 2010. Perpetrators use a variety of card fraud methods and keep changing their approach to trick...
by Ryan Osborn | May 3, 2017 | News
It’s never easy asking for money. Asking your boss for a salary increase is probably on the top half of your list of least favourable things to do – right in between doing your taxes and cleaning the gutters. But salary freezes are now starting to thaw and this might...
by Ryan Osborn | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
A worrying statistic to say the least, the National Credit Regulators have found that there is a large rise in the amount of consumers pawning in their assets, cars in particular, to secure a loan. Putting themselves and their livelihoods at risk, this is allowed but...
by Ryan Osborn | Apr 25, 2017 | News
Before South Africa’s recent status downgrade, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) indicated that inflation might decrease, moving back into the 3% to 6% target range. Usually, when inflation decreases, SARB decreases interest rates. However, bond yields have...
