Where to tech, and when to human
Technology is transforming the financial advice industry and the financial planning profession, writes Francois du Toit, Founder of PROpulsion.
Enhancing client well-being through holistic planning
Kim Potgieter CFP®, Director at Chartered Wealth Solutions, discusses ways that planners can adequately equip their clients for a life that is financially and mentally healthy.
Practice makes perfect
Blue Chip caught up with managing director and co-founder, Craig and Sue Torr, winners of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa’s (FPI) 2023 Approved Professional Practice of the Year Award. Crue Invest, founded in 2004, provides expert advice on all aspects of financial planning.
Who do you trust with your digital information?
Who do you trust to access your digital information, if something happens to you? A question posed by Sarah Love, CFP®, FPSA®, TEP, Fiduciary Practitioner at Private Client Trust.
Financial planner as Choice Architect
Rob Macdonald, Head of Strategic Advisory Services, Fundhouse, introduces the financial planner as choice architect as planners help clients take ownership of their choices.
Tomorrow is here
The CEO of Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa shares FPI’s latest news.
Medihelp is deeply invested in members’ health
According to Varsha Vala, empathy is the cornerstone of Medihelp’s human-centred design philosophy, driving the creation of personalized, emotionally resonant insurance solutions that cater to the evolving needs and values of their members.
Profiling financial planners
Ever wondered how others in the profession think, what their perspectives are or how they charge their clients? Blue Chip speaks to CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS® and gives you the inside scoop.
Regulation 28 and the paradox of choice
Conlias Mancuveni, Hollard Investment Managers, asks: "How do financial advisors prudently assist their clients to navigate the new Regulation 28 changes?"
Maximising efficiency in board management
Zeldeen Müller, the CEO of AgendaWorx, provides a guide for employee benefit consultants using cloud computing and AI.
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When investors think about offshore investing, the conversation often begins with asset allocation, fund selection and portfolio performance. However, the structures used to hold those investments can be just as important, writes Marius Cilliers, regional manager at Momentum Wealth International.
AI is a force multiplier
Make sure you're multiplying the right things, writes Johan Vosloo, CEO, Headspace Technologies.
AI: levelling the playing field
It is no secret that small FSPs are operating in an increasingly demanding environment writes Theoniel McDonald, CFP®, Chair: FIA Financial Planning Executive Committee and Head of Financial Planning, Carmel Wealth and Wealth Associates.
Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa leadership changes
The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has announced a change in leadership that will take effect from 1 January 2027.
Conversation as technology and how it influences outcomes
In an age of AI and technological breakthroughs, the most powerful tool in financial planning may still be humanity’s oldest: conversation. Discover why listening, empathy and meaningful dialogue are essential to building client trust and delivering better advice. By Rob Macdonald.




















