Discovery South Africa

Is there a life insurance gap when it comes to women? What kind of cover do women really need? Tune in for insights from Discovery Life’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Maritha van der Walt and Senior Risk Specialist, Kashmeera Kanji. Your Money Matters

When should you consider life insurance cover? When your career is well established, get married or start a family? Tune in for Discovery Life Deputy CEO, Gareth Friedlander’s insights. Your Money Matters

Understanding why you want to invest offshore will inform the how, says author of The South African's Guide to Global Investing, David Joshua. Here he shares insights to help locals gain the right perspective and approach to global investing. Your Money Matters

Need inspiration? Learn how model turned entrepreneur Jo-Anne Strauss set herself up for success as she and Guy Chennells, product head at Discovery Employee Benefits, share life experience and explain how to put retirement planning into action. Your Money Matters

Saving is nowhere near as exciting as spending – or is it? The Wealth Chef, Ann Wilson, and head of Research and Development at Discovery Invest, Craig Sher, want to turn SA’s savings culture on its head. Tune in to hear how. Your Money Matters

Being financially free sounds hard. Without the “sacrificing mindset”, Stealthy Wealth aims for financial independence at the age of 45. His worst mistake is what he calls the R60 000 date he took his wife on. Listen to his journey to reach his goal. Your Money Matters · Transcript.pdf — PDF (105.3 KB)

Does the size of your income really mean you are better off? This podcast may tell another truth. Making the right choices and implementing practical tools, say Hayley and Akash, all develop a mindset of managing money well, no matter how much money you have. Your Money Matters

Ever thought about your relationship with money? How feelings and behaviour influence your choices? David Zidel and David Leibowitz expose the good and the bad of human nature and money. And, give tips on little steps, behaviours and motivators to manage money well. Your Money Matters

“When people decide to invest offshore, they’re often torn about when to make the move.” Time and timing are powerful variables in the world of investing, so in Episode 2, we focus on getting them right. Our guests are Steven Amey, Head of Specialist Invest Services at Discovery, and Lindsay Bateman, Director of Business Development at Brooks MacDonald International. Your guide to Offshore Investing, done right

In our dramatically changed world, mental health is not the private space it once may have been for leaders and employees. The pressures brought to bear by the Covid-19 pandemic have meant an increase in stress, anxiety and mental illnesses across the spectrum, for people the world over. The world as a collective is experiencing and reacting to a trauma – this trauma and our reactions to it has speed into every aspect of our lives – including our work. As more and more people transition towards a blend of work-from-home and being at the workplace, how might we all cope better? Louisa Niehaus, psychotherapist and with a specialisation in trauma, shares advice on cultivating compassion in a changed working landscape. Louisa delves into five key ways in which leaders can serve as influential role models for compassionate acts at a time when they are most needed, helping all people within the workplace to better approach the current turbulence and maintain mental wellbeing.