The regular coffee drinkers were waiting in anticipation for the meeting to begin and had nearly reached the stage where they start banging their fists on the tables, but changed their minds when the insurance advisor arrived. The advisor duly settled in with a sheaf of papers under his arm and was about to clear… Continue reading Preparing for Retirement #3
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Taxes
As the pipe smoker arrived at the set time for the regular coffee drinking and discussion session he waved his greeting and mentioned that he wished to share thoughts about tax and taxation and all that these words entail. There was complete agreement as the others mentioned that their spouses and children had asked several… Continue reading Taxes
Risks!
It was a recent visitor the regular coffee drinkers table, that had triggered the questions around the priorities when compiling a budget that in fact also touched on the aspect of risk. He wanted to know whether there was a general understanding about risks because he felt that these factors affect personal and government budgets.… Continue reading Risks!
Risks
It was a recent visitor the regular coffee drinkers table, that had triggered the questions around the priorities when compiling a budget that in fact also touched on the aspect of risk. He wanted to know whether there was a general understanding about risks because he felt that these factors affect personal and government budgets.… Continue reading Risks
The Household Economy
The regular coffee drinkers were waiting with bated breath for the pipe smoker to arrive and announce the subject for the day as they somehow felt that he had intimated that he would talk about something different. So, when he arrived they were eager to hear what this new subject would be, especially as there… Continue reading The Household Economy
Taxes
As the pipe smoker arrived at the set time for the regular coffee drinking and discussion session he waved his greeting and mentioned that he wished to share thoughts about tax and taxation and all that these words entail. There was complete agreement as the others mentioned that their spouses and children had recently asked… Continue reading Taxes
Laws and Benchmarks
The pipesmoker arrived and his mood showed that he had been thinking about something serious. It was left to the visitor from one of the universities to put his foot into it by asking “What economic question are you fellows going to debate today”? The answer came back “Why are you asking such a difficult… Continue reading Laws and Benchmarks
Sport and Management
The regular coffee drinkers were wondering whether they should be talking about sport and the direction that it has taken over the past decade and not even think about governance and management. It was the youngest new member opened the debate with “There is no difference!” He added with “Surely you guys must admit that… Continue reading Sport and Management