Empathy: tonic or toxic for client relationships?
Financial planners have the privilege and challenge of often dealing with clients in emotional turmoil. Rob Macdonald explores the role and effect of empathy in our client relationships.
Goosebumps, growth and the future of financial planning
When was the last time you got goosebumps while working with a client? By Bronwyn Waner, CFP®, Growth Financial Planning
If you really want to influence a client’s behaviour, appeal to...
Giving technical information and advice to clients is one thing. Getting them to take appropriate action is another, writes Rob Macdonald, Independent Consultant
Thinking out of the box
Kobus Kleyn, CFP®, Tax and Fiduciary
Practitioner, Kainos Wealth, encourages financial professionals to think outside the box with the technology revolution.
Lessons for financial planners from Nelson Mandela
Andrew Russell, author of 'The Leadership We Need: Lessons for Today from Nelson Mandela', discusses themes in Nelson Mandela's life and how they can assist financial planners in their business
Do clients want financial planners to adopt a coaching approach?
I do a lot of work with financial planners who wish to adopt a coaching approach in their engagement with clients. Much of this...
Review of “Mirror Success for Advisors” by Kobus Kleyn, CFP®
In celebration of the launch, Kleyn offers a complimentary digital copy of "Mirror Success for Advisors" to Blue Chip.
Momentum Investments: Global Citizen Masterclass webinar
Watch Momentum Investments' Global Citizen Masterclass webinar available online until the end of April 2024.
The financial planner as a thinking partner
Rob Macdonald stresses the importance of a financial planner as a thinking partner who thinks with the client instead of for the client.
Building an innovative and employable workforce
If South Africa is to thrive, says CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay, it must create a skills-based curriculum
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Senqu Capital
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Courage, compassion and consistency: a journey from zero to 1,300 clients
Building a sustainable advisory practice demands consistency, resilience and genuine care for people, says Martin Loots, Medical Aid Advisor at Medihelp.
Stocks for the long run… but what’s the catch?
Neil Padoa (Head of Global Developed Markets at Coronation Fund Managers) discusses equities, their volatility and reveals why they remain the most powerful engine for delivering long-term returns.
Let the main thing remain the main thing
The dramatic evolution of technology is challenging financial planners to think about what is their “main thing”, writes Rob Macdonald.
How collaboration shapes smarter global investments
Florbela Yates, managing director of Equilibrium, sat down with Gregoire Sharma, senior research and portfolio analyst at Momentum Global Investment Management, to discuss the benefits of working within a truly global investment team, the value of diverse perspectives, and how offshore markets open doors to unique opportunities.



















