Money Lessons Hidden in Everyday Moments Teach Your Kids Without the Lecture

Caty Naude Money Lessons Hidden in Everyday Moments 7 May2025

Money Lessons Hidden in Everyday Moments Teach Your Kids Without the Lecture   By Caty Naude CFP®   As a parent or caregiver, you don’t need a formal ‘money talk’ to teach your kids about finances. Some of the most impactful lessons happen naturally during everyday routines and often stick longer than a one-time conversation …

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Ascor® celebrating and rewarding success

Ascor Sarita du Plessis and Britney Bulkin

  Ascor® celebrating and rewarding success   Ascor® Independent Wealth Managers have been prize sponsors in various faculties at the University of Pretoria for several years. Our Directors, Wouter Fourie and Martin de Kock, are UP Alumni and believe in rewarding hard work and Top Performers.   Ascor® sponsored the prize for the Top Financial …

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How much will you need to retire comfortably

Wouter Fourie How much will you need to retire comfortably May2023

How much will you need to retire comfortably? The short answer is as much as possible. The real answer is much more difficult… By Wouter Fourie (CFP®) CEO of Ascor® Independent Wealth Management. Wouter Fourie is Past winner of the FPI Financial Planner of the Year competition and the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to …

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Put retirement planning on your 2023 to-do list

Wouter Fourie put retirement on your todolist 2Jan2023

Put retirement planning on your 2023 to-do list Before you join the gym or start your diet, have your overall finances analysed by a properly qualified certified financial planner. By Wouter Fourie (CFP®) CEO of Ascor® Independent Wealth Management. Wouter Fourie is Past winner of the FPI Financial Planner of the Year competition and the …

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Women and finance, How well do you know yourself financially

Wouter Fourie Women and finance 4Aug2022

Women and finance: How well do you know yourself financially? The first step to becoming financially independent and wealthy is to know yourself. By Wouter Fourie (CFP®) CEO of Ascor® Independent Wealth Management. Wouter Fourie is Past winner of the FPI Financial Planner of the Year competition and the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to …

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Personal finance Q&A’s

Martin de Kock q&a on personal finance 03102020

Personal Finance Q&A’s By Martin de Kock (CFP®) and editor of RSG geldsake Ryk van Niekerk   Martin de Kock spoke to Moneyweb’s editor Ryk van Niekerk and Nerina Visser to answer some of your questions concerning personal finances.  Some interesting questions and answers were raised, click here to listen (the podcast was recorded in …

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Maybe that mandatory retirement age is not so mandatory after all

Wouter Fourie Maybe that mandatory retirement age is not so mandatory after all Sunday times 06092020

Maybe that mandatory retirement age is not so mandatory after all Wouter Fourie (CFP®) Past winner of the FPI Financial Planner of the Year competition and the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa and, Secure your retirement – How to beat the effects of corruption, ratings downgrades and a global pandemic. …

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Keeping momentum during a crisis

Wouter Fourie Moneymarket Keeping momentum during a crisis 31082020

Keeping momentum during a crisis By Wouter Fourie (CFP®) CEO of Ascor® Independent Wealth Managers It has certainly been a tough couple of months for both financial advisers and their clients. The time locked in at home drove many customers to the Internet and social media for guidance on what the future will hold. There …

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South Africa The 1% country

Bruce Cameron SA the one percent country 07072020

South Africa – The 1% country By Bruce Cameron• 7 July 2020   A recent presentation by a top financial planner highlights that if you’re concentrating on South Africa’s markets, you’re going to lose out on investment returns and global growth. Wouter Fourie, a top-flight financial planner, recently delivered a presentation on offshore investment at the first …

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