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18 April 2012 - Accounts for elderly and children
GRANDPARENTS often want to open a bank account for their grandchildren to encourage them to save.
The problem with many existing products is that there is always a monthly bank fee that eats into the children’s savings.
While perhaps a good lesson in the cost of banking, such bank fees hardly encourage children to save their pocket and birthday money.
Bidvest Bank has since removed its R15 monthly account fee for all customers under the age of 21, and pensioners pay no transactional charges. The account makes it a very attractive offer for both grandparents and their grandchildren. Read more
29 March 2012 -Investment options
I am interested in joining an investment club, particularly in the property sector. What are the advantages and what does it entail? Does it need to be registered or not?
Jason Lee, the national head of Rawson Commercial, responds:
Forming an investment club in the form of a private company makes it far easier to obtain bank finance. This is because the National Credit Act does not apply to juristic persons (an association), but only to individuals buying in their own names.
Banks can therefore take bigger risks and advance larger outlays to such entities without incurring penalties for reckless lending. Also, in their income and bond serviceability assessment calculations, banks can take into account the combined incomes of all the club members, which is another huge advantage.
Clubs of this kind can do exceptionally well in SA at present because they are able to buy – and sometimes renovate – properties at 30% to 50% below their previous list prices and achieve good rentals.
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