Business Talk – FNB’s Matthew Green on effective financial planning for education costs in South Africa
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Matthew Green discusses how South Africans can financially plan for their children’s education.
Green is the Product Portfolio Manager for Underwritten Life Insurance Products at FNB Life and has worked at FNB South Africa for over seven years.
He assumed his current position in 2020 and, prior to this, served as a Product Specialist for over a year.
Before joining FNB South Africa, he held notable roles at other leading insurance companies, including a three-year tenure at Discovery Limited as an Actuarial Analyst.
He was also a Fellow at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and spent nearly three years tutoring actuarial science, statistics, and economics at the University of Cape Town.
Green holds an Honours in Actuarial Science from the University of Cape Town.
The interview
In this Business Talk interview, Green outlines what South African parents underestimate when considering the cost of education and its impact on their finances.
Green discusses what prepared parents do differently to avoid these pitfalls and the importance of insurance in this process.
He also points out and explains some financial and digital tools that parents can use to plan their finances better and cover their children’s future education costs.
Green concludes the interview by unpacking the risks of relying on monthly salaries to fund their children’s education.
Watch the interview with Matthew Green below.
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