What makes a succession plan practically executable?
Kevin Feather of Galileo Financial Planning explores the practical question of what makes a succession plan executable
The quiet power of planting trees for tomorrow
Thando Gobe, CEO of Personal Trust, argues for a return to the straightforward principle of personal and professional service.
Using multiple financial advisors may hurt your wealth
Mark MacSymon (Wealth Manager, Private Client Holdings) writes that diversifying financial advice is not the same as diversifying your investment portfolio.
The TT and trusts: legacies in the Isle of Man
Coreen van der Merwe, director at Sovereign Trust (SA), writes about The Isle of Man TT, arguably the most dangerous motorbike race in the world.
A winning formula
Rocco Carr (Business Development Manager, Glacier by Sanlam) writes about the importance of combining a living annuity with a life annuity.
AI is not coming for your financial planning job
Zeldeen Müller (CEO, inSite Connect, Creator of AgendaWorx Board Portal) cautions that AI could destroy your clients’ nest eggs… if you let it.
Ignore asset allocation at your peril
In their seminal piece titled Determinants of Portfolio Performance (1986), Brinson, Hood and Beebower set out to explain the variance of portfolio returns by deconstructing the quarterly returns of 91 large US pension plans over the period 1974 to 1983 into asset allocation and security selection decisions writes Michael Badenhorst, Chief Investment Officer, Independent Investment Solutions.
Pleasant with intervals of clouds and sunshine
For financial planners, it is very tempting to make forecasts when clients ask for our views on markets, currencies and geopolitics. How do we handle uncertainty in markets and meet our clients’ need for stability, asks Galileo Capital's co-founder Warren Ingram?
A DFM who is not just talking technology
AI and technology is now the key to unlocking the benefits of financial planning and DFMs, writes Anton Turpin, CEO, MiPlan.
Conversations over calculus
Deon Gouws (Chief Investment Officer, Credo, London) talks about why smart people make money mistakes.
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Disciplined hedging practices
Kim Zietsman, Head of SA Business Development and Marketing at Laurium Capital, explores diversification, alpha and risk management.
What’s in it for you?
Why the Total Portfolio Approach is suddenly everywhere – and what it means for you.
The call is coming from inside the house
“The call is coming from inside the house” suggests a threat or danger that comes from someone close, not an outsider. I am borrowing that phrase but with the opposite connotation: celebrating 25 years of excellence.
Emerging markets tech: bubble or structural growth cycle?
Tom Wilson (Head of Emerging Market Equities at Schroders) writes that, while IT earnings momentum is strong, valuations and expectations are extended and forecast risk is high.
Personal advice needs a platform experience to match
Kapil Joshi, MD of Strategy and Proposition at Momentum Wealth, reminds us that financial advisers have always understood a simple truth: no two clients are the same.




















