Financial – and maybe even life – coaching seems to be emerging as a trend among intermediaries abroad, to differentiate themselves in a competitive and digitally driven environment. Jacques Coetzer, General Manager: SPF Distribution, explains.

There are two essential elements to preparing for a long and happy retirement: health and wealth. Improving health is adding years to our lives, which is great, but we need to recognise how it changes the parameters of retirement planning.

Depending on the definition of ‘bull market’ you subscribe to, the S&P 500 is currently in the longest-running bull market in history. With many commentators pointing to the robustness of the US economy, growth doesn’t seem to be abating.

The 4^th industrial revolution is underway but it’s not AI or robotics. It is energy and it will change the world more than the other three industrial revolutions combined. The popular definition of the fourth industrial revolution says that it is marked by technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing and fully autonomous vehicles, amongst others.

Do you have trouble sleeping or suffer from constant headaches? Are you always tired, experience chest pains, heart palpitations or muscular tension? Well, these are some of the physical symptoms of excess stress. Stress doesn't only impact your body, it also has an effect on your mind. The psychological symptoms of stress may include irritability, anxiety and even depression.