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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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 Mazi Multi-Asset delivers long-term returns

Kopano Makhu, Portfolio Manager at Mazi Asset Management outlines 3 wide-ranging guiding principles that they follow to ensure long term returns for clients.
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Independence: is it important?

Lara Warburton, CFP®, Managing Director at Integral Wealth Management, explores the importance of maintaining independence in financial advice while emphasising the different challenges independent advisors face.
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The investor value of smaller fund management firms vs the big...

The current approach perpetuates an environment without an incentive for anyone to start a new small fund management firm, says Reza Khan, Lodestar Fund Managers.
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South Africa’s (SA) Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth disappointed once again at 0.1%, although it outperformed market expectations of a 0.1% contraction. However, according to Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist and Advisory Partner at Citadel, the marginal improvement is “not something to celebrate,” as the economy remains stuck in a protracted low-growth cycle.
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