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Poverty, an illness away

By Joseph Wachira Kimani Financial Advisor, I&J Insurance Agency Every year, thousands of Kenyans are pushed below the national poverty line due to direct medical bills. Today, medical bills are one of the most significant financial burdens facing Kenyans in this modern era. This has led to a more significant concern that most Kenyans are only an illness away from poverty. The worst bit is[..]

Debt Management

By Joseph Wachira Kimani Financial Advisor, I&J Insurance Agency Are you in debt? The world is awash in a sea of debt. People, families, companies, and even nations are caught in a borrow-and-spend cycle that results in ever-increasing debt loads. There is a crude joke in Kenya that even a new born baby has a debt to some master somewhere on behalf of the government! For consumers,[..]

Retirement is closer than planned

By Joseph Wachira Kimani Imna and Jimnah Insurance Agency Many Kenyans aiming to work to and past the retirement to cushion their savings are seeing those hopes foiled. The employment ground is shifting and if the statistics in the country in 2019 are anything to go by, we need to be prepared! By the term work, both entrepreneurs and employed are included. What next if[..]