Susan Mercer Wealth Coach

Susan Mercer Wealth Coach I strive to assist my clients to make quality financial decisions. You can find out more at https:/

Susan Mercer is a sought after, fee based, financial planner and wealth coach. Susan is a certified financial planner (CFP) who also holds a post graduate diploma in Financial Planning with UFS, holds an advanced diploma in estates, trusts and estate administration with UFS as well as has a Diploma in Tax with University of Pretoria. Susan Mercer is also a regular financial commentator and has fea

tured in Cosmopolitan, Psychologies, Personal Finance, Real Simple Magazine, Mum’s Mail , ALL4WOMAN ‘s website and the Get It Community Magazine.

Susan Mercer, esteemed Lifestyle Protection and Wealth Coach, brings you more interesting articles and useful   tips the...
23/07/2022

Susan Mercer, esteemed Lifestyle Protection and Wealth Coach, brings you more interesting articles and useful tips the third quarter of her 2022 Financial Informer.

Below are some snippets of some the articles included.

To read the full articles, please click on the link below to the reading corner of her website.

1. Using to .

Say goodbye to tension and hello to your would be a refreshing sentiment if it was true for everyone. The truth is that the majority of working people do not retire with enough savings. Medical advances have also meant that people are living longer and consequently saving for your retirement is even more crucial. If you are several years away from retirement, now
would be the time to take advantage of the tax breaks available to you. It could make a big difference in the twilight years.

2. Give where its due

Despite the rate hike and the rising cost of living, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) encourages consumers, in particular the youth who have already signed credit agreements, to continuously pay their monthly accounts on time and in full in order to maintain a good credit bureau record

3. Taxing

For most of us the purchase of a house is likely to be our most expensive ever purchase. But the listed price you see on a sales brochure or website does not tell the full story of how much you will need to pay up when buying a house in South Africa. In addition to a deposit towards the purchase price, there are also
costs (and registration costs if the purchase is being funded by a bond). The costs consist of transfer fees (the legal fees paid to the conveyancing attorney handling the transfer from the seller) and – for properties valued at over R1m – a potentially hefty amount of called “transfer duty”.

Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the first quarter of 2022.

Susan Mercer, esteemed Lifestyle Protection and Wealth Coach, brings you more interesting articles and useful financial ...
21/04/2022

Susan Mercer, esteemed Lifestyle Protection and Wealth Coach, brings you more interesting articles and useful financial tips the second quarter of her 2022 Financial Informer.

Below are some snippets of some the articles included.

To read the full articles, please click on the link below to the reading corner of her website.

1. Up, Up and Away!

is increasing and rates are going up. It is not unusual for them to move in the same direction because interest rates are the primary tool used by our Reserve Bank to control inflation. Whilst higher interest rates are not happy news for many, it is nevertheless good news for some. Negative real have not been beneficial for pensioners and funds who rely on interest rates. The only asset class that benefits from interest rates is cash and for some that is very good news indeed.

2. Failure

Making is an important part of our lives. Almost every day we make decisions relating to matters such as where we live, our health care, education, employment, social contacts and affairs, including the concluding of . The answer is a Power of Attorney…until it isn’t. Here we look into legal incapacity and when Power of Attorney runs out of power.

3. Terminology

Have you ever wondered what was meant by and ? Perhaps you haven’t. However, in today’s inflationary environment with rates on the increase you may be happy to learn.

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2022 is upon us and with it Susan Mercer brings you the 1st Quarter Financial Informer with more interesting articles an...
24/01/2022

2022 is upon us and with it Susan Mercer brings you the 1st Quarter Financial Informer with more interesting articles and helpful financial tips for you.

A taster in this edition include the following articles below. Click on the link below to read the full stories.

1. Dr. Dread

Fear of the unknown has been with us since time immemorial. Team building specialist David Roppo says, “You can’t rise from the ashes if you refuse to walk through the fire”. That may be so but surviving a dread disease makes that walk difficult without financial support. None of us like to consider the consequences of a severe illness however a lack of planning will make the journey a difficult one....

2. Health and Happiness

One of the finest ways to give yourself better odds of avoiding a dread disease is to be happy and healthy....

3. Here's hoping...

The tradition of making resolutions at the beginning of each New Year is thought to date back more than two thousand years, to Roman times when their two-headed god Janus, after whom January is named, was placed at the head of their calendar....

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Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the first quarter of 2022.

Susan Mercer's Financial Informer 4th Quarter is here and includes the following hot topics.1. Not for the Faint-Hearted...
18/10/2021

Susan Mercer's Financial Informer 4th Quarter is here and includes the following hot topics.

1. Not for the Faint-Hearted

Perhaps the best advice for 2022 is don’t! The current global situation has made travel expensive, uncertain and fraught with difficulty. However, for those who are both brave and just itching to get wheels up and exploring again, here is some financial advice to limit the costs.

Click here to read the full story.

2. What you need to know about tests to travel.

If you are travelling out of South Africa by air, road, rail or sea, many destination countries require travellers to provide certain Covid test requirements before leaving the country and arriving at your destination country. Find out exactly what you need to know.

3. The Rand from van Riebeeck to Madiba

One sometimes hears older South Africans use expressions such as “being half a brick and a tickey high” when referring to a short person, a public phone as a “tickey box” and loose change as a “couple of bob”. Readers born after 1960 may not understand the origin of these words, which date back to a time when our country’s currency was not the Rand.

4. in Interest

To an , knowing that your works for you with minimal input from you is lovely. For someone who has a , however, can be a costly phenomenon. It is important, therefore, to always understand the effective because, over time, the difference between the effective interest rate will continue to diverge from the nominal interest rate.

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Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the third quarter of 2021.

  is often a   thing. One pioneering family member breaks out of poverty and not only set up the following   financially...
15/08/2021

is often a thing. One pioneering family member breaks out of poverty and not only set up the following financially but also, hopefully, teaches them the skills to grow and retain the family fortune for generations to come. Doing so isn't so easy.

Are you being bombarded with emails from other businesses you deal with telling you how they comply with the Act?

Do you know how duty works and why you should consider its potential impact on your estate?

’s esteemed wealth coach unpacks more on these vital topics in her quarterly Money Talk newsletter. Click on the link below to read her latest blog post.

Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the third quarter of 2021.

It's that time again, how time flies! Susan's very informative   Informer quarterly newsletter is available in her readi...
15/04/2021

It's that time again, how time flies!

Susan's very informative Informer quarterly newsletter is available in her reading corner on her website for the 2nd quarter 2021.

Hot topic snippets this quarter are:

1. "How Richie Remains Rich

The accumulation of isn’t something that (usually) happens overnight. It is also something that has to be managed and maintained successfully. There have been many fortunes lost but this is how quite a few have been retained."



2. "Someone to watch over me

One of the most important jobs we have as parents is making sure our children are well cared for and protected. But how do we ensure this continues long after we are gone? Do we like thinking about it? Oh hell no we don’t but ignoring it would result in an unthinkable situation for those you love the most."



3. "One for the money

Elvis Presley’s is reputed to have lost 73% of its wealth to estate taxes and fees. However, estate taxes are not only a problem for the rich and famous. This article explains how estate duty works and why you should consider its potential impact on your estate."

4. "Multilingual Financial Terminology List.

The document translates over 400 terms relevant to financial services sector from English into the 10 other official languages."



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Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the second quarter of 2021.

Retirement 101 South Africa is sitting on a retirement time bomb, with the data aligning very closely to a widely quoted...
21/01/2021

Retirement 101

South Africa is sitting on a retirement time bomb, with the data aligning very closely to a widely quoted National Treasury statement that only 6% of the country’s population is on track to retire comfortably...



Opportunity Costs

Understanding how opportunity costs and the influence it has on your financial life is possibly the most valuable lesson to learn in 2021..

Bull and Bear Markets

What is the difference between a bull and a bear market?...



From Caves to Computers

As we enter a new decade (yes, according to the American Astronomical Society, the decade started on 1st January 2021), we wonder what innovations the next ten years will bring. This article looks back in time at 10 of the most important financial innovations in history...

Is Cash Dead?

Reports of the death of cash have not been exaggerated. Professor Chris Speed, chair of design informatics at Edinburgh University, says: “Cash is in retreat, so someone is going to have to pull the plug.”..

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Read esteemed wealth coach, Susan Mercer's, latest issue of her Financial Informer Money Talk newsletter for the first quarter of 2021.

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