If you own a home with the help of a bond, then you are legally bound by the bank to have building insurance in place to protect their investment. But besides being able to pay back your bond should your home be destroyed in a fire, structural insurance also gives you the peace of mind that you will personally be adequately covered.

The difference between home contents and building insurance

Unsure of the difference between home contents and building insurance? Everything that is in your house - furniture and appliances - is covered by home contents insurance while structures like your walls, roof and floors fall under building insurance.

Source:  Santam

It isn’t easy to talk about money. Some people see their finances as a taboo subject that they should keep as private as their love lives.     

But parents who don’t engage with their children about money are disregarding an important part of early development.   

In this article we look at what academic research says about how parents should approach discussions about money, and three reasons why it is never too early to start teaching your children lessons that they will value for the rest of their lives.

Like any industry, financial services has its own jargon. And, often, not enough consideration is given to whether everyday investors understand it all.   

A study by Old Mutual in 2018 found that 47% of South Africans under 35 don’t know what a unit trust is. This isn’t because they’re ignorant. This group is well educated and tech savvy. 

But often financial jargon is not obvious to outsiders.   

In this article, we look at the different options that South Africans have when it comes to investing their money. What are the benefits of each, and what makes them different?

Even if you haven’t yet watched the hit Netflix film “The Tinder Swindler”, you will know of the huge problem worldwide of swindlers using dating apps and social media to part victims from substantial amounts of money.

Hearts are broken, lives ruined, life’s savings lost, huge and unrepayable debts incurred. It’s easy to think “I would never fall for that” but the reality is that everyone is vulnerable - these “romantic fraud” swindlers are masters at using powerful social engineering techniques to identify suitable victims, draw them in, and fleece them of everything.

We share two online articles with a wealth of advice on how to avoid being swindled…

“To buy NFTs or not to buy NFTs?” …that’s a question many investors must be asking themselves as “NFT hype” grips the world.

There’s no easy answer – Google for expert opinion and you will end up with every shade of “for” and “against” argument you can imagine. 

The bottom line remains “Tread carefully and don’t even think of investing without professional advice!”, but we bring you two quotes which may be worth considering before you seek that advice…