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Rudolph Geldenhuys, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Professional, WealthUp

The ebb and flow of more caught than taught

Meet the 2024/25 FPI Financial Planner of the Year winner: Rudolph Geldenhuys, CFP®. Blue Chip speaks to him about his goal of helping the sector become more inclusive, vibrant and greater in number.
Nonhlanhla Nxele, CFP®, Founder and CEO of Esteemed Financial Solutions and Esteemed Learning Academy

It starts with me

Award-winning financial expert, Nonhlanhla Nxele, CFP®, is the founder and CEO of Esteemed Financial Solutions and Esteemed Learning Academy. Her career started 16 years ago, and this year she is the winner of the FPI It Starts with Me Award. Blue Chip caught up with her.
Kim Potgieter, winner of the FPI It Starts with Me 2023 Award.

The learner leader

Kim Potgieter, author, speaker and expert financial planner, won the FPI It Starts with Me 2023 Award. The Award recognises a CFP® professional for their unyielding dedication to promoting the CFP® certification.

And then there were three

The FPI presents the three finalists for the illustrious 2024 FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award. Meet Gareth Collier CFP®, Rudolph Geldenhuys, CFP® and René van de Spreng, CFP®.
Lelané Bezuidenhout, CFP®, CEO, Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa

Cultivating growth, harvesting excellence

Blue Chip speaks to Lelané Bezuidenhout, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa.
The Crue Invest team with the award.

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.
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Tomorrow is here

The CEO of Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa shares FPI’s latest news.

Register for the FPI Professional Competency exams

The Professional Competency examinations allows candidates to demonstrate their ability to apply financial planning concepts in real-world scenarios.
The FPI Financial Planner of the year, Lara Warburton.

The ultimate accolade

The FPI Financial Planner of the Year competition is renowned for its rigorous evaluation process that showcases the exceptional skills and abilities of the finalists. Lara Warburton, CFP®, stood out among a group of finalists including Thomas Brukman, CFP®, and Noel de Kock, CFP®, to secure the coveted title.
Nici Macdonald

Next Generation Certification Standards

Want to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®? The Financial Planning Institute introduces the Next Generation Certification Standards.
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