Understanding the different faces of investment risk

Risk and reward go hand in hand. But as behavioural expert Carl Richards once put it, “Risk is what’s left over after you think you’ve thought of everything,” writes Roné Swanepoel, CFA®, Head of Distribution, Morningstar Investment Management South Africa....

Practice Management

Seeing the wood for the trees

Professional conduct at Woodland Wealth is defined by rigorous standards, disciplined processes and an uncompromising commitment to client interests. Ethical behaviour forms the foundation of client engagement. Blue Chip speaks to CEO, Andró Griessel....

Thought Leaders

Financial Planning

Let the main thing remain the main thing

The dramatic evolution of technology is challenging financial planners to think about what is their “main thing”, writes Rob Macdonald....

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	Satrix celebrates 25 years of industry leadership The Satrix story began in January 2000 with a first institutional mandate of R800-million, at a time when passive investing was still largely uncharted territory....
	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....
	When clients ask if they have done enough Kobus Kleyn (CFP®, Tax and Fiduciary Practitioner, Kainos Wealth) writes about understanding vulnerability in financial advice....

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Sneak peaks: Blue Chip, Issue 93

	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...
	The two-pot system and its implication for financial planners By now, every financial planner and advisor should be well-versed in the two-pot retirement system implemented in September 2024. If you’re not, it may be time to reconsider your career choice. Wouter Fourie, CFP®, Director, Ascor Independent Wealth Managers, states that this system has introduced significant changes requiring a strategic retirement planning approach....
	What I’d like to know from my financial planner about climate change According to Professor Mark New, Research Chair at the University of Cape Town, the world is already committed at least 1.5 degrees of warming and the chances of keeping below 2.0 degrees are rapidly diminishing. At 2.0 degrees the risks of catastrophic climate impacts become real....