The best advice in life usually comes from someone who’s been there, done that. The same applies to retirement. If you’re still far from retirement, talk to your parents, an uncle or aunt about their retirement savings journey. Sure, the type of products one can invest in changes, but the essence of retirement planning will ...

You’ve invested enough to secure a comfortable retirement that will see you through the golden years. But what happens to your retirement savings if you pass away a year or two after you’ve entered retirement? The answer to this question depends on the type of retirement product you invested in. Life and living annuities If ...

After months of toying with the idea of moving your retirement annuity fund from one product provider to another, you’ve decided to go ahead. You’ve done all necessary homework, compared fees, requested and scrutinised comparison reports and settled on a product provider that works for you. What now? Enter Section 14 To transfer your retirement ...

Spoiler alert - there are no hard and fast rules to help guarantee the ultimate in retirement comfort. But you can support this goal by being smart about your retirement roadmap: knowing how much you need to save, knowing that every percent counts and knowing that small sacrifices today mean massive returns once you leave ...

We often get asked which annuity is better at retirement - a living annuity (LA) or a guaranteed annuity (GA)? We’ve asked the 10X team for advice. “In choosing between the different types of annuities, you must consider a host of factors specific to you,” advises Catherine Neill, Marketing Manager at 10X. Your health, age, ...