Craig A Backos, CFP Financial Planning & Broker Services

03/08/2025

2036 likes, 339 comments. “TOP TEN MOST CORRUPT AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS. Evaluated as a whole, not just by one person, where every official is deeply involved in siphoning off public resources. And every leader is working extra hard to get a piece of that public cake. Citizens of these nations have to...

24/07/2025

Check out Koos @ Yzer’s video.

11/10/2022

Is this a "buy" signal...??

Only four of the biggest stocks on the JSE are up materially …

04/10/2022

25/07/2022

Retrenchment, what you need to know...

Craig Backos, CFP®
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The South African Payroll Association (SAPA) shows the necessary notice periods and severance pay that South Africans are entitled to in 2022.

16/10/2021

Do you have any unclaimed Penzion/Provident Fund money...??

Read further....

Craig Backos, CFP®
083 331 4101
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Here are several ways to find out if you are owed any pension funds.

27/05/2021

Medical Tax Benefits explained...

Craig Backos, CFP®
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Medical expenses are increasingly squeezing the purses of South Africans, with private medical cover being an unavoidable expense for most.

19/05/2021

Invest in Dollars... 💲💵💰💵💲

18/05/2021

Such a pity.... SA used to have the cheapest electricity in the entire world....
It's unacceptable that government have ruined Eskom (and ALL other SOE's) !!

Property groups have warned tenants to prepare for a hike in electricity prices from 1 July as the impact of Eskom increases take effect at a municipal level.

30/04/2021

Ways to reduce your 'Executor's Fees' in your Estate...

Craig Backos, CFP®
083 331 4101
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Question: I recently went through an estate planning exercise with my financial adviser in which we looked at the capital gains tax, estate duty and executor fees that would be paid should I die soon. The one number that really stood out was the executor fees. Do you have any ideas on how I can redu...

30/04/2021

Do you know what you can take "Off-Shore"....?

Craig Backos, CFP®
083 331 4101
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As a South African resident, you are subject to certain exchange control regulations.

15/03/2021

The Rand turns 60 Years Old....

See what R1 could buy you in 1961 (interesting read, the effects of inflation on your money)..!!!

Regards,
Craig Backos, CFP®
083 331 4101
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A basket of goods and services costing R100 in 1961, cost almost R9,700 by end-2020.