Financial Planning

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.

The hidden drivers of estate conflict

Some of the most emotionally complex conversations planners deal with happen after a client dies, writes Kim Potgieter, CFP®, Managing Director, Chartered Wealth Solutions.

Treasury tightens tax net

For years National Treasury has been talking about tightening the rules around Section 42 of the Income Tax Act, which has offered a highly effective mechanism for investors sitting with large, concentrated positions in listed shares. By Mark MacSymon, CFP®, Wealth Manager, Private Client Holdings.

The vulnerable young adult: when legal control arrives before financial maturity.

This article is the third in a series on advising vulnerable clients written by Wessel Oosthuizen, CFP®, FISA®, Head of Financial Planning at Fiscal Private Clients. This one is focused on what happens when legal control arrives before financial maturity.

COFI Bill set to reshape financial advice industry

Risk management moves to the centre of customer outcomes, writes Keith Peter, Advice Manager, Old Mutual Personal Finance.

Helping clients turn wealth into lasting impact: The role of advisers...

Christel House South Africa is launching its Legacy Giving Programme at two breakfast events in Johannesburg and Cape Town this October.

Building wealth through consistency

Therese Grobler, Head of Wealth Management at Momentum Financial Planning, explains why she believes South Africans need a new savings mindset.

COFI is not the disruptor. It’s the accelerator

The advice industry in South Africa has never stood still. Over the past two decades, we have seen steady progression in professionalism, compliance standards and client outcomes. COFI does not change that trajectory. It accelerates it.

Good advice is changing: Join us at PROpulsion Ascend 2026 on...

What does good advice need to look like next? PROpulsion Ascend 2026 is a live virtual event exploring the shifts shaping financial advice, advice businesses and the profession.

ABSIP Financial Services Sector Awards 2026

ABSIP Financial Services Sector Awards 2026: Architects of the Inclusive Economy: Shaping the Next Frontier of Financial Services.

From reactive giving to intentional impact: what 15 years of donor...

Nedbank Private Wealth recently revealed interesting insights about how the giving behaviour of affluent and high net worth individuals have evolved.
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Is your investment making you emotional?

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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