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.

Danie van den Bergh, Head of Acquisitions: Momentum Advice

A partnership for lifelong success 

Looking to take your career to the next level? As a financial adviser, having the right tools is essential, but having a partner that empowers your success is even more crucial. Momentum offers the resources, support, and recognition you need to excel at every stage of your journey, according to Danie van den Bergh, Head of Acquisitions at Momentum Advice.
Tim Slatter, Creator of Contatto and Director, Slatter Communications

Clicks, conversations, clients: discerning the art of timely advice in modern (family)...

Tim Slatter, Slatter Communications, discusses how the thoughtful integration of digital communication tools allows you to bridge communication gaps.
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The stethoscope that listens to the heartbeat of our finances 

6 October 2024 is World Financial Planning Day, and Andile Jonas, Head of Marketing at Momentum Investo, looks into the importance of the discipline.
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Enhancing client relationships through strategic touchpoints

Francois du Toit, the Founder of PROpulsion shares how to make your client relationships better by being deliberate in how you talk to them, using technology smartly and some simple tips.
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How and why a financial planner should use a DFM

An exclusive Blue Chip discussion with three of the country’s top investment and financial planning professionals focusing on Discretionary Fund Managers and how financial planners can best utilise their services.
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Navigating succession: financial advisors retire much later than they realise

A successful succession requires structured planning and negotiation, writes Jaco van Tonder, Services Director at Ninety One
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Having a financial planning and investment philosophy is key to influencing...

I am always surprised when I ask a financial planner about their financial planning or investment philosophy and get a blank stare in response. When...
The most important signature of all

The most important signature of all 

Capital Legacy knows that you will sign many important documents in your life, but none more significant than your last will and testament. Here’s why that is the most important signature of all.
Capitalising on global investment opportunities

Capitalising on global opportunities

According to Bastian Teichgreeber, Prescient Investment Management, while investing in equities has traditionally been the go-to strategy for global diversification, South African investors need to explore other options.
The 2024 FPOTY Award finalists Rudolph Geldenhuys, CFP®, Gareth Collier, CFP® and René van de Spreng CFP® with Lelané Bezuidenhout, CFP® (FPI: CEO)

The FPI recognises the “cream of the crop” in the financial...

The 2024 Gala Awards Ceremony featured a total of six special awards, culminating with the renowned FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award.
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How flexible and customisable should a DFM offering be?

As DFMs grow in scale and influence, the debate around flexibility and customisation in their investment offerings intensifies.

Meet the Managers 2026

Meet the Managers is considered the “Ted-Talk” in investment management, where financial advisors can access a vast array of investment managers, covering all types...

Offshore investment gains momentum in SA

Blue Chip speaks to Hymne Landman, CEO at Momentum Wealth, about offshore investing for South Africans.

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.

Protecting independent financial advice

The Financial Intermediaries Association of South Africa’s primary purpose is to guard, develop, promote and represent professional advisory and intermediary businesses in the financial services industry. Blue Chip speaks to Lizelle van der Merwe, CEO of the FIA.
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