by O'Hagan Attorneys | Jun 3, 2026 | Property, tax, Wills and Estate Planning
“I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.” (George Burns, comedian) At the heart of any estate plan lies your will. Pair it with a file containing all the information and documents that your executor and heirs will need to wind up your estate, and...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | Jun 3, 2026 | Property
“A creature with a big enough head to make a contract should have the sense to make one it can keep.” (Barbara Kingsolver) A R1.725 million deposit. A bank guarantee that never arrived. A property that ultimately sold for significantly less than the original price....
by O'Hagan Attorneys | May 7, 2026 | Retirement Planning
“Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been.” (David Bowie) We often think of getting older as getting worse. But more and more, it’s something else: a long period of living well. People today aren’t just living longer....
by O'Hagan Attorneys | May 7, 2026 | Market Update, Saving & Investing
“Markets don’t rise on euphoria; they scale the wall of worry.” (Michael Arone) Why US equities keep rising as warships gather Despite the outbreak of war in late February, US equities have shown remarkable resilience, with the S&P 500...
by O'Hagan Attorneys | May 7, 2026 | Estate Planning
“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” (Chuck Palahniuk) In South Africa, our law hasn’t quite kept pace with the rapid digitisation of our assets. This creates a “digital ghost” problem: accounts...
