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Research outputs: FINANCIAL PLANNING
2021 Financial literacy in South Africa: results from the 2020 baseline survey
In South Africa, responsibility for day-to-day money management decisions has traditionally been considered the province of the household he...
Download this report2019 Filial responsibility and caring for the aging
Do ordinary working-age South Africans want to bear the primary cost of looking after their aging parents and relatives? Few studies have in...
2018 Perceptions of retirement adequacy: evidence from South Africa
Concerns regarding the adequacy of retirement savings have contributed to the move to encourage better savings behavior. One area of researc...
2016 The role of financial literacy and advice in financial decision making
Financial decision making is complex and individuals either need to have the financial knowledge to make the correct decisions, or they need...
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