Shaping spaces that help great financial planners do their best work
Consolidated Wealth Group is shaping a space where thoughtful advice, disciplined investment thinking and well‑designed systems come together with purpose. It’s a quiet evolution, grounded in professionalism, that signals a forward‑looking approach to the craft of financial planning.
Advancing professionalism in the industry
Consolidated Wealth Group provides exceptional financial planning advice, a standard that has been built through years of dedicated excellence. The group was the first wealth management firm to earn FPI Approved Professional Practice status. Blue Chip speaks to CEO, Craig Kiggen.
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.
Meet the FPI Financial Planner of the Year
Established in 2000, the FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award is highly coveted and recognises outstanding achievement in the field and practice of financial planning. In 2025, the award went to Nicola Langridge, CFP®, wealth manager at Private Client Holdings. Blue Chip caught up with her.
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.
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.
When clients ask if they have done enough
Kobus Kleyn (CFP®, Tax and Fiduciary Practitioner, Kainos Wealth) writes about understanding vulnerability in financial advice.
Enter adviser practice buy-and-sell conversations with confidence
Blue Chip speaks to Brokerspace and Commspace to find out why understanding the full picture before choosing a path forward might change your succession and sale conversations for the better.
Why blending unit trusts remains essential
In an environment where opportunity and uncertainty coexist, blending unit trusts is not about being cautious. It is about being prepared. By Natalie Harrison, Head of Distribution at Curate Investments.
2026 FPi Professional’s Convention
The 2026 FPI Professional's Convention is in Cape Town from 7-8 October 2026.
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Investment performance can stir emotions, but understanding each asset’s purpose helps investors make better decisions, writes Janeen van Heerden, Head of Business Development at Momentum Securities.
The index decision that matters
Index investing may remove the need to select individual shares, but it doesn’t remove the need for investment judgement, writes 1nvest’s Ahmed Motara.
Two-pot withdrawals, December bonuses and mounting debt
Are South Africans sacrificing their financial future to survive the festive season, asks Thinus Marais, Financial Adviser at Momentum Financial Planning.
What is an ETF?
Exchange-traded funds offer financial planners a growing range of options for building client portfolios.
Blue Chip ETF Guide 2027
Welcome to the 2027 edition of the Blue Chip ETF Guide, a guide to exchange traded funds in South Africa.
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