My Money, My Lifestyle
The My Money, My Lifestyle podcast features the contributors to the City Press personal finance pages
Offshore investing made easy
Offshore investing is not just for millionaires, it should form part of everyone’s investment portfolio.
How to pay off your home and car
If you are confused about how advance payments to your home loan and car finance work, you are not alone. In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu unpack exactly how they work and when advance payments on your car can be used to settle the balloon payment.
How financial advisers choose their insurance
City Press personal finance journalists Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu speak to independent financial adviser Markus Bauriedl about what to look out for when selecting life insurance to make sure it pays out as promised.
How to invest for your kids
Whether you are saving for your child’s education or investing for their future, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss where and when to invest.
When fear is high, opportunities prevail
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu speak to Izak Odendaal, investment strategist at Old Mutual Wealth, about the danger of getting caught in a negative mindset and why we shouldn’t ignore some of the investment opportunities available at really great prices.
Is money gender-neutral?
Personal finance writers Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss why women face more financial challenges and why it is important for women to take control of their financial destiny.
How to track your financial progress
Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss personal financial ratios to help you evaluate your current financial strength and position.
How do you know if you are getting good advice?
A negative experience with the way financial products are sold questions whether people can make the right decisions when their advisers have different motivations.
Beware the debt payment holiday trap
City Press personal finance journalists Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu look at the costs of debt holidays and how to get back on track after taking one.
What are you going to do with your first million?
If you have just started working and taking home R15 000 a month, in the next five years you will earn nearly R1 million – without any promotions or salary increases. What will you have to show for it?
Investing with guarantees
With the economic fallout expected from the Covid-19 coronavirus, investors have either seen their portfolios seriously hurt or are too afraid to enter the equity market now. Sitting on cash is an option, but what if markets recover and investors lose out on potentially higher returns? City Press personal finance…
Teaching your kids about money
Most parents make supreme sacrifices to provide for their children, and research shows that mothers, in particular, will put their children’s needs before their own. We want to offer our children the perfect world, where they want for nothing, where they never feel shunned or that they are not good…