2018May30

Savings versus investing


In Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Know about Money and Finance, Cullen Roche explains the difference between saving and investing in simple terms.
Income can only be consumed, saved or invested. The most obvious use of income is consumption, where you buy goods and services. The second use is saving. Saving is setting money aside that is available for future needs. The third use is investing. Investing is using money to buys assets with the expectation that they will rise in value so that a profit is earned.
The primary goal of saving money is preservation, while the primary goal of investing is to grow your money. Here are a few financial goals to further clarify the differences between these two distinct but related concepts: saving and investing.
 
























GoalSituation and time periodSaving or Investing?

Buying a new car
Your old car is ready to give up the ghost – you need to raise the deposit to buy another car within a year.
Saving

Put down a 10% deposit on a house
In 3 years, you want to stop renting and buy your own house.
Saving
Pay for your child’s university education
Your child is starting grade 1 so you have 12 years to achieve this goal.
Investing
Going on an overseas holiday
In 2 years, you want to go on an overseas holiday for the first time.
Saving
Retire comfortably
You are 25 and would like to retire at 65 – 40 years in the future.
Investing
You might want to read more about how you can teach your child about investing.

Frank Magwegwe

Founder & Managing Director of Thrive Financial Wellness Frank, a certified financial planner, is also the founder and managing director of Thrive Financial Wellness. He is currently establishing and overseeing operations of the following Group subsidiaries:
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Prior to this, Frank was with Momentum from 2010-2016 making his mark in the financial space as Segment Head of Momentum Retail, Executive Director of Momentum Wealth and Chief Executive Officer in Momentum Administration Service. Prior to joining Momentum, Frank was Head of Institutional Business at Investment Solutions, South Africa’s largest multi-manager. He was responsible for overseeing all the day-to-day activities of the institutional business of the company. In 2001, after a successful career as a risk manager and derivatives trader, Frank founded Foremost Futures, a member of the South African Futures Exchange. Foremost Futures was Frank’s second stint as an entrepreneur. During 1993, Frank ran a fruit and vegetable business in downtown Johannesburg. Frank closed this business in July 1994 when it became difficult to balance his studies at Wits University and his business. Frank graduated from Wits University in 1996 with a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and Mathematical Statistics. He went on to earn a first class BSc (Hons) in Advanced Mathematics of Finance from the same institution. In 2002, Frank completed a first class MSc in Financial Mathematics at the University of Pretoria. His dissertation was titled “Modelling Default-Risky Bonds” and he examined the structural and reduced-form models used to value default-risky bonds. In 2008, Frank qualified as a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), in 2010 he qualified as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), in 2011 he completed the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning with the University of the Free State and in July 2012, he qualified as a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). In October 2013, Frank completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Frank believes that there is no skill more crucial to the success of a leader, the leadership of a nation and its prosperity than reading. He believes that successful leaders make reading an indispensable part of improving their personal and professional life. One of Frank's favourite quotes is attributed to Henry S.Trurman: "Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."

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