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PCH INSIGHT NEWSLETTER
In this issue of PCH Insight, Director Grant Alexander assures us that the economy will recover and gives his view of what the “new...
PCF
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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What happens if you die without a valid Will
At dinner parties one often hears of the horrors of dying without a valid Will. How the bulk of the estate was forfeited to the...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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A Living Will - speaks for you when you are no longer able to
Many people think a Living Will is not something they need unless they reach senior citizen age. However, this could not be further from...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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Estate Planning is not just for baby boomers
Estate planning is all too often regarded as something that only the elderly, well off person should be thinking about. However, estate...
PCF
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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Inherited wealth is not an easy windfall
Many people dream of inheriting a large sum of money. We spend time imagining the cars we will buy, the homes we will live in and the...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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The concept of “domicile” as a law and its far reaching effects
Many people are unaware of the existence of “domicile” and few understand its implications. This is according to David Knott, a fiduciary...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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The effects of out of date or poorly thought out wills
Buying insurance, and drafting and updating your Will, can be put next to each other on the list of things that we don’t really want to...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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Leaving funds to a child in your Will and how it can go wrong
It is routine for a parent to leave assets to their children and/or grandchildren. However, unless stipulated clearly in your Will, there...
PCF
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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Ensuring the survival of a business from one generation to the next
You have worked extremely hard to build a successful business. Sleepless nights over business loans, management issues, staff problems,...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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BEWARE THE “PAINT BY NUMBERS” WILL
Respected author and Advocate David Meyerowitz remarked that “It has been said that the other bank of the River Styx is lined with the...
PCF
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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A FOREIGN ESTATE REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING
With the relaxation of South African Foreign Exchange Controls and more investors seeking to diversify risk, many are creating offshore...
PCF
Aug 16, 20203 min read
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Is your Will worth the paper it is written on
South Africans have always believed that they enjoy total freedom of testation – unlike many other countries where legislation imposes...
PCF
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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WHO SHOULD BE APPOINTED AS YOUR EXECUTOR?
Most people realise that it is important to have a well put together Will which clearly sets out how your estate is to be divided amongst...
PCF
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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