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Blue Chip is a Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa – approved Continuous Professional Development (CPD) provider, allowing members of the FPI to earn CPD points through the quarterly journal.

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Are women really better investors?

Paul Nixon, head of behavioural finance at Momentum Investments Group, delves into whether women are better investors through a behavioural finance lens.
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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.
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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.
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The power of incentives

Rob Macdonald, the head of Strategic Advisory Services at Fundhouse, discusses the human side of investing using Charlie Munger's speech "The psychology of human misjudgment".
Kim Potgieter CFP®, Director, Chartered Wealth Solutions, ICF Professional Certified Coach, New Money Story® Mentor Coach, Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator

Unleashing client success: the power of value-based conversations

Kim Potgieter CFP®, Chartered Wealth Solutions, states that understanding clients' core values in financial planning is crucial and can lead to providing your clients with long-term financial well-being.
Rob Macdonald, Head of Strategic Advisory Services, Fundhouse

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.
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Make 2024 your year of managing money

In the pursuit of financial well-being, Andile Jonas, Marketing Head at Momentum Investo, advocates for making 2024 a year focused on effective money management. He advocates for the principle of "paying oneself first," emphasizing the importance of addressing retirement annuities, investments, and financial obligations. Jonas encourages revisiting budgets, involving family in financial decisions, and fostering awareness. He concludes by highlighting the 50/30/20 budget rule as a tool to align personal financial goals with helping others.
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Behavioural biases: unravelling our irrational investment habits

Amid market volatility, currency fluctuations and a climate of uncertainty surrounding South Africa’s growth prospects, it becomes increasingly important to explore the common biases that can significantly impact financial decision-making.
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The evolution of advice

From managing people to managing advice.
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Unveiling the magic of social media for financial advisors

Social media possesses a magical allure – an enigmatic realm of wonder, a captivating escape from reality and a conduit for connection. Yet, within this captivating realm, financial advisors often grapple with a curious conundrum: the struggle to effectively harness the potential of social media and online communication.
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VISION 2030

Blue Chip speaks to the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa’s CEO, Lelané Bezuidenhout, about winning the FPSB 2025 Noel Maye Award for outstanding contributions to the profession as well as the FPI’s new Vision 2030 strategy.

Protecting independent financial advice

The Financial Intermediaries Association of South Africa’s primary purpose is to guard, develop, promote and represent professional advisory and intermediary businesses in the financial services industry. Blue Chip speaks to Lizelle van der Merwe, CEO of the FIA.

The Intelligent Adviser’s Playbook: PROpulsion hosts 2026 Practice Management Conference

A practical virtual conference for financial planning businesses that want to run smarter operations, without adding unnecessary risk or complexity.

PROpulsion Practice Management Conference 2026

The 2026 PROpulsion Practice Management Conference focuses on how advisers and their teams can use intelligent tools, including AI, in practical, defensible ways that improve efficiency, consistency, and client experience.

When clients ask if they have done enough

Kobus Kleyn (CFP®, Tax and Fiduciary Practitioner, Kainos Wealth) writes about understanding vulnerability in financial advice.
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