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                Blue Chip speaks to Shaun Thompson, Financial Planner at Asset Tree Financial Advisors, about his journey as a Financial Planner®.            
            
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        A home for independent financial planners
                According to Warren Ingram, Co Founder of Galileo Capital, there is a real concern that independent financial planning is dying.            
            
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                PortfolioMetrix was one of the first DFM firms in South Africa. Brandon Zietsman tells us more about their current offering.            
            
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                Nadir Thokan, Senior Discretionary Fund Management Specialist at Investment Solutions by Alexforbes, provides insights into his business.            
            
        Darren Robertson, CFP® | Financial Planner Profile
                Blue Chip speaks to Darren Robertson, CFP® at Opes Wealth, about his journey as a Certified Financial Planner®.            
            
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