As you get older medical expenses tend to get higher. You may not feel the pinch now if your employer covers your medical bills or if you are covering the bills using proceeds from your various businesses. This pinch will be felt when sources of income are constrained...
The saying goes, “Debt is the slavery of the free.” as put by Publilius Syrus. Debt is the last thing you would want to accompany you to your retirement. Debt has proven to be the most detrimental aspect of many retirees’ lives. It has caused retirees to...
Last week we discussed the importance of budgeting, which allows you to accumulate savings. Saving alone without an investment plan is like planting a seed in dry sand—no growth can happen. You therefore need a solid investment plan for your savings. For your...
NICO Group, through its companies Eris Properties MW and ICON Properties Plc, has officially opened a new drive-through KFC branch at the Chichiri Shopping Mall in Blantyre. Chichiri Shopping Mall is owned by Icon Properties Plc and managed by Eris Properties MW. The...
When I was younger, the idea of investing, saving, or even planning for retirement, always led to the thought “I still have a lot of time for that”. And maybe I do, but what I learned at the Retirement Planning Seminar by NICO is that the longer I wait to start...
As I grow older (and wiser), retirement starts to hit home a lot harder than it did when I was 25 years old. It has moved from being a vague possibility to a definite reality. There are several issues associated with this big and unavoidable life stage. What would I...