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Understanding the fees you pay on your investments
Excessive fees drain the returns your investments produce - but it doesn't need to be that way. Understanding fee structures is the first step to limiting their impact on your investments.
Changing jobs? Explore the benefits of a preservation fund
Job changes or layoffs affect retirement planning. Navigate wisely for a secure future. Our blog covers job change impacts on pensions, preservation fund benefits, and insights for smart financial decisions.
Funding your retirement is your job, not your employers'
Paballo Mphana, Employee Benefits Consultant at 10X Investments, shares some of the common mistakes South African employees make regarding their retirement plans.
Why you should save for retirement from your first day at work
For young people new to the world of work and earning a salary for the first time, saving for retirement is probably the last thing on their minds. But it shouldn't be!
After retirement
Who should consider using a Living Annuity?
Considering retirement options? Learn why a Living Annuity might be right for you. Explore who could benefit most from this flexible financial tool.
Don't shy away from offshore investments in your living annuity
If you are a retiree with a living annuity or are close to retirement and looking at investing in a living annuity, you need to consider to what extent you should be invested offshore.
Riding the Rollercoaster: A Guide to Retirement During Economic Ups and Downs
Strange financial times, such as these, can further complicate the transition to retirement, which can be tricky at the best of times. Andre Tuck discusses a few factors those approaching retirement will want to consider.
Investing after retirement: How to take charge and get the most from your savings
Your retirement years can be as daunting as they are invigorating. Moving into the dissaving phase in life – where you spend more than you earn – can be worrisome, even for those who appear well-funded. There is an instinctive fear of consuming capital, and the prospect of a diminishing lifestyle can be more than a little unsettling.
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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.