A payslip is much more than a document that arrives in your inbox once a month — it is the ongoing financial record of your relationship with your employer and the state. Understanding your payslip in depth is the only way to make sure you receive everything you are entitled to and that no money is lost along the way.
A short guide to understanding your payslip and the important figures it contains.
From base pay to bonuses and taxable benefits.
A complete breakdown of all salary deductions—taxes and Pension—on the way to your net pay in the bank.
Learn how to claim tax benefits and what you need to know about Forms 101 and 106.
Learn how to make sure your vacation days, sick days, and seniority are recorded as required by law.
This article is intended for those who manage their own investment portfolios—for example, through an independent trading account at a bank or investment firm—and personally buy exchange-traded funds (ETFs), index-tracking funds, stocks, or bonds.
When we say a stock is “traded on the exchange,” it is easy to think that all of a company's shares circulate freely in the market and that anyone can buy or sell at any time. In practice, that is not the case.
A public company can raise capital in several ways. It can take out a loan, issue bonds, or issue new shares.
A company seeking growth, expansion, or new product development needs one key thing: money. It may come as a bank loan, from private investors (venture capital funds or angels), or from the public through the stock exchange.