Your family history can give you valuable insights into your medical future. Knowing your family’s medical history can help you understand the potential health risks that you may face in the future. With this knowledge, you can take proactive steps to prevent or manage these conditions. Additionally, this information can be helpful when it comes […]
Category Archives: Financial Planning
Simplifying medical cover options
At Attieh & Associates, a big part of how we add value to your financial planning is to help you simplify your options and make better choices that benefit your family. When it comes to medical aids, hospital plans and similar risk products, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and confused by all the options. If […]
A wish is not a plan
It’s said that hindsight is 20/20. Whilst we can not always predict what will happen in the future, it’s often easier to see how we could have done things differently when we already know the outcome. But wishing we’d done things differently is not the same as having a plan in place. And wishing things […]
Why you need life cover if you have a bond
When applying for a home loan, one vital aspect to carefully consider is life cover or mortgage protection cover. This will ensure that you can continue to provide your dependants with a roof over their head if you pass away, or become disabled and cannot work. If you are the main income earner, but don’t […]
Business assurance matters
It is highly advisable that anyone who runs their own business takes out business assurance, which is a broad term for a range of life assurance products that are designed to cover various scenarios and requirements. Running a successful business often takes considerable financial investment, but many business owners fail to plan for what happens […]
International Day of Families
In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 15th May should be observed each year as the International Day of Families. The aim of this annual observance is to increase awareness of family-related issues, and to help countries to tackle these problems with comprehensive policies. The United Nations states that this day “reflects the […]
Life has three constants
Navigating today’s complex world can be challenging, and acting in an effective manner can help you to thrive in our current reality. However, research has shown that many people are not thriving in modern times or feeling fulfilled. Every individual has the potential for greatness but, in order to excel in our environment, we may […]
Working towards a better future
The public holidays just keep on coming this month! From Freedom Day, we have quickly made our way to Labour Day tomorrow, Tuesday, 1st May — and who couldn’t love all these tributes to the human spirit and the notable events that have changed the course of history? Somewhat ironically, to celebrate this International Worker’s […]
8 Behaviours for Financial Freedom
“Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau The opening sentence of The Social Contract, by revolutionary thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is still just as pertinent today as it was in the 18th century. The book highlights man’s journey from a state of autonomy to the modern condition, which is arguably […]
Benefits of behavioural coaching and your finances
A Barclays Wealth study found that people improved substantially in investment decisions as they got older. When people are young — and perhaps less secure in their financial situation — a tendency has been recognised to be controlled by emotional biases that can be detrimental to investment habits. Behavioural economists refer to some typical flaws […]