Few financial topics carry as much emotional weight as deciding how you divide your estate. That’s why it’s so important to have a clearly written will.
In this article we look at some important considerations in crafting a will, and how to come up with something that both accords with your values and reduces the risk of conflict among your heirs.
Let’s talk about the risk of one or more of your heirs finding themselves in financial distress and losing their inheritances to their creditors. How should you go about ensuring that inheritances aren’t subject to attachment by creditors, or seizure by trustees if their estates are sequestrated? Read on for some options…
What if we told you there was an innovative way to care for your kids after you die that doesn’t bother the taxman?
Read on for the lowdown.
Death and taxes (idiom) ” Death and taxes ” is a phrase commonly referencing a famous quotation written by American statesman Benjamin Franklin: “Our new Constitution is now established and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Increasingly, South Africans are acquiring foreign assets – investments, bank accounts, properties and the like. If that applies to you, you’ve no doubt wondered whether your local South African will is enough to cover all your assets globally, or if it only applies to your local assets?
Unfortunately, your debts don’t just disappear when you die – but they don’t necessarily attach themselves to your loved ones either. Your estate must follow the letter of the law in dealing with all your financial responsibilities before anything is distributed to your heirs.
We are proud to announce that we have launched a new division from 1 March 2025 called Centric Trust Services.
Few financial topics carry as much emotional weight as deciding how you divide your estate. That’s why it’s so important to have a clearly written will.
In this article we look at some important considerations in crafting a will, and how to come up with something that both accords with your values and reduces the risk of conflict among your heirs.
Let’s talk about the risk of one or more of your heirs finding themselves in financial distress and losing their inheritances to their creditors. How should you go about ensuring that inheritances aren’t subject to attachment by creditors, or seizure by trustees if their estates are sequestrated? Read on for some options…
What if we told you there was an innovative way to care for your kids after you die that doesn’t bother the taxman?
Read on for the lowdown.
Death and taxes (idiom) ” Death and taxes ” is a phrase commonly referencing a famous quotation written by American statesman Benjamin Franklin: “Our new Constitution is now established and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Increasingly, South Africans are acquiring foreign assets – investments, bank accounts, properties and the like. If that applies to you, you’ve no doubt wondered whether your local South African will is enough to cover all your assets globally, or if it only applies to your local assets?
Unfortunately, your debts don’t just disappear when you die – but they don’t necessarily attach themselves to your loved ones either. Your estate must follow the letter of the law in dealing with all your financial responsibilities before anything is distributed to your heirs.
We are proud to announce that we have launched a new division from 1 March 2025 called Centric Trust Services.
