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.

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Nurturing wealth

Private Client Holdings has been chosen as one of the top wealth managers of 2024 at the prestigious Krutham Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers Awards. Blue Chip talks to director Andrew Ratcliffe.
Consolidated Wealth Group

Consolidated Wealth becomes an FPI approved professional practice™

The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) is proud to welcome and congratulate Consolidated Wealth (Pty) Ltd on being approved as an FPI Approved Professional Practice™.

Redefining financial advice for meaningful impact

Momentum is dedicated to re-humanising financial planning by recognising the emotional and societal dimensions of money, writes Sonja Steyn, Momentum.
Dr James Faber, Senior Lecturer, Department of Private Law, University of the Free State and Admitted Attorney, High Court South Africa

The status of electronic wills in South African law: still hanging

Even though there is no specific law governing electronic wills, people are still creating them, so the law should address this development seriously, writes Dr James Faber, Senior Lecturer, Department of Private Law, University of the Free State and Admitted Attorney, High Court South Africa.
Kathryn van Dongen, Group COO, Carmel Wealth

Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of IFAs in a market ripe for...

Kathryn van Dongen, Group COO at Carmel Wealth, notes that independent financial advisors (IFAs) in South Africa are notably entrepreneurial and encounter unique challenges. However, traditional wealth aggregator models frequently fall short in supporting their innovative potential and diverse needs, resulting in a gap between their objectives and the growth solutions available to them..

The future is now

Why advanced human skills are the superpower of the financial planner
Fundiswa Pikashe, Head of Distribution: Structured Solutions, Absa Corporate and Investment Banking

Best of both worlds

Absa’s range of structured solutions offers an attractive mix of capital protection and access to various asset class exposures. Fundiswa Pikashe of Absa Corporate and Investment Banking answers how they work, and what role they could play in your clients’ investment portfolios.
The future of financial planning

The future of financial advice: A focus on behaviour and personalised...

According to the Strategic Head of Wealth Management, Financial Planning & Advice at Momentum Advice, Sonja Steyn, our blend of advanced technology and human expertise enables us to deliver a seamless and personalised advisory experience that is truly transformative.
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.
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