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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 journal.

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Nevathee Moodley

Innovative Wealth Management

Blue Chip interviews Nevathee Moodley, Director of STK Advisory Connect, a female- and black-owned business that provides a support service to financial planning businesses primarily around the use of technology.

Leading global financial services

South African wealth manager chosen for global Top 100 list

Controlling the ‘controllables’ in uncertain times

Using evidence-based investing principles - relying on accurate facts and credible analysis - to meet investment goals
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Seeking opportunity through an ESG lens

The Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the very real interconnectivity between our social, environmental and market systems
Blue Chip Journal Issue 76

The July 2020 edition of Blue Chip journal now available

Blue Chip is a quarterly journal for the financial planning industry and is the official publication of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa NPC (FPI), effective from the January 2020 edition.

How we’re managing money in the eye of the storm

As Covid-19 changes the way we work, being flexible, supportive and resilient will be crucial.
Hardi Swart, Financial Planner of the Year 2019 and Lelane Bezuidenhout (CEO of the FPI) at the 2019 FPI Awards.

Celebrating great standards in Financial Planning

While the flagship Financial Planner of The Year Award has closed, all other categories are still open for this year's FPI Awards. Nominations close 3 August 2020. The award categories
Blue Chip Journal Issue 75 cover

Blue Chip – the quarterly journal for the financial planning industry

Blue Chip, the official publication of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa NPC (FPI), carries contributions from FPI and other leading industry figures, covering all aspects of the financial planning industry.

Breaking the mould

Nthabiseng Maidi is integrating business advisory and wealth management services – and extending transformation in the process.
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Our profession must help the profession grow

A strong profession does not happen by accident. It is built deliberately, consistently and collectively by those who benefit from it and believe in its future.

Why are more South Africans returning to their retirement savings?

Why are more South Africans returning to their retirement savings?  Therese Grobler, Head of Wealth Management at Momentum Financial Planning (MFP) takes a closer look at the emerging patterns behind withdrawals and what they reveal about how people are navigating financial pressure today. 

Modern portfolio thinking: How diversification is evolving for today’s markets

In today’s evolving investment landscape, diversification remains central to building resilient portfolios. While traditional portfolios, anchored in equities and bonds, still matter, recent shifts have encouraged investors to broaden their approach.

Listening: the financial planner’s “tape measure”

The key to ensuring the financial plan fits the client’s life, not just their wallet.

ABSA: Putting client needs at the centre of portfolio decisions

Investors and their advisors must first undertake a needs analysis in order to determine the investor’s investment objectives.
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