Practice Management

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.

The personal side of financial planning

A reflection by Bruce Fleming CFP®, Private Wealth Management, and Financial Planner of the Year 2016.

Holistic education programmes

Equipping learners to be more effective financial planners.

The future of wealth in South Africa

The ideal future client is a black millennial woman.

Deploying technology in business

Many financial advisory firms are still paper-driven and non-automated, and are working with poor-quality data and fragmented systems. Understanding where the inefficiencies lie is the first step in making changes to ensure future sustainability.

Prepare for the decade to come

Future-proofing FPI by putting members first.

Client before compliance

How to future-proof in the new regulatory environment.

Encouraging women to invest more

Q&A with Sonja Saunderson, Chief Investment Officer at Momentum Investments.
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Financial planning while a storm is raging

People are scared, confused and vulnerable. We believe that this is your time to shine.

Humans Under Management

Rob Macdonald, Head of Strategic Advisory Services at Fundhouse, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on your client’s financial plan.
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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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