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Holding up the mirrorThe mirror of our bank statements: Aligning our wealth with our valuesHave you ever noticed how inc...
04/09/2026

Holding up the mirror

The mirror of our bank statements: Aligning our wealth with our values
Have you ever noticed how increased access can actually create more anxiety and worry?

It’s wonderful to be able to text someone in our family and make sure they’ve arrived safely. But what happens when they don’t respond? The temptation to keep checking the phone can keep us on the edge of our seats!

This same habit has seeped into many other areas of our lives.

Just think about how often we log into our banking apps simply to check a balance or confirm a transaction. It is something most of us do almost automatically.

We are so focused on seeking that quick reassurance, looking only at the bottom line, that we rarely pause to look any deeper.

But what if we changed how we interact with that information? What if we took a moment to look at those statements not just as a quick measure of what is left, but as a true reflection of how we are living?

In Good Money, John Coleman highlights another of the pillars of the Harvard Human Flourishing Program: character and virtue.

At first glance, it might seem strange to link our inner character directly to our financial planning. We rarely talk about money and virtue in the same breath.

Yet, a bank statement is essentially a mirror. It shows us, with absolute clarity, exactly what we are prioritising in our daily lives. There’s a great saying that says where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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Conversation, not isolationWe tend to model our lives and our financial plans, as a straight, uninterrupted line moving ...
03/09/2026

Conversation, not isolation

We tend to model our lives and our financial plans, as a straight, uninterrupted line moving upward and to the right. We assume that our income, our capacity, and our circumstances will remain relatively constant, simply growing steadily over time.

But life is rarely linear. It is cyclical. It operates in seasons. An accurate graph could look more like hills and valleys than a steady incline or staircase.

There are seasons of aggressive accumulation, where you are building your career and raising a family. There are seasons of sudden transition, such as selling a business, an unexpected redundancy, or the quiet transition into an empty nest. And there are seasons of profound disruption, like a health crisis or the loss of a spouse.

The friction in our lives usually occurs not within the seasons themselves, but in the chaotic transitional space between them.

When we enter a sudden season of change, whether it is a positive windfall or a negative crisis, our deepest human instinct is often to retreat.

Money is an incredibly intimate subject, tied closely to our identity and our sense of security. When our circumstances shift, we often feel vulnerable, confused, or entirely unmoored.

Because society has taught us that it is impolite to talk about money, we internalise the stress. We isolate. We sit at the kitchen table late at night, staring at spreadsheets, trying to figure out the path forward entirely on our own.

But isolation is the enemy of clarity. When you try to navigate a major life transition in the dark, fear takes the steering wheel. Your cognitive bandwidth narrows, and you become prone to making reactive, emotionally driven financial decisions.

There is a fundamental truth in lifestyle financial planning: growth happens through conversation, not isolation.

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Conversation, not isolation| RiG https://rig.ac/conversation-not-isolation/

Meet Elenor Grobbelaar, Financial Manager at RiG Advisory Services.Elenor has been a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) since...
31/08/2026

Meet Elenor Grobbelaar, Financial Manager at RiG Advisory Services.

Elenor has been a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) since 1998, and her career has taken her from public practice into a corporate role as Financial Accountant, and most recently into education as Accountant at Grey College Primary School. In 2025, at the Advisors for the Nations conference, she and her husband felt called to write the next chapter of their lives together in business — one that offered the flexibility to build something meaningful on their own terms. That calling led her to RiG.

Across every role, one conviction has stayed constant: do things right the first time. It's part of why RiG's approach to financial management fits her so naturally — one that looks beyond financial wealth alone, to the social and spiritual wealth that round out a well-lived life.

Beyond RiG, Elenor serves as treasurer of the Vrystaatse Kunswedstryd Trust, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. She's married to Neels, and together they have two adult sons. When she's not at work, you'll find her crocheting or sewing, or out on the water waterskiing in summer.

At RiG, we believe good advice starts with people who live out what they advise on — financial, social and spiritual wealth, in balance. Elenor brings exactly that to our team.

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Elenor Grobbelaar CA(SA)

🌟 We are proud to share this special feature! 🌟We are delighted to see our very own Hennie du Plessis, CFP®, featured in...
31/08/2026

🌟 We are proud to share this special feature! 🌟

We are delighted to see our very own Hennie du Plessis, CFP®, featured in Blue Chip Digital as a Featured Financial Planner.

The article provides an insightful look into Hennie’s journey, his approach to financial planning, and his passion for helping clients achieve true financial wellbeing.

We invite you to take a moment to read the full feature and learn more about Hennie and his journey in the financial planning industry.

Read the full article on Blue Chip Digital

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Meet Hanri Honiball, Financial Advisor at RiG Advisory Services.Hanri holds the CFP® designation, an LLM, and is an admi...
28/08/2026

Meet Hanri Honiball, Financial Advisor at RiG Advisory Services.

Hanri holds the CFP® designation, an LLM, and is an admitted attorney. She has been with RiG since 2015. Her work at RiG spans general financial planning and fiduciary work, including wills, trusts and estate administration, enabling the team to deliver holistic outcomes to clients. By looking at the full picture, instead of treating each need as a separate piece of the puzzle, we can provide more integrated and meaningful solutions. Hanri is also responsible for RiG's legal and industry compliance, with the goal of excellence-driven compliance.

What drives Hanri is simple: She loves helping people feel heard and enabling them to accomplish their goals. Her brain is wired to look for ways to take good to better, and better to best. In an industry where the conversation is often dominated by the loudest or most confident voices, she knows that the soft, caring influence quietly shapes the experience and that patience and empathy builds lasting trust.

Outside of work, Hanri finds joy in gardening, the sea, the arts, and anything beautiful.

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Hanri Honiball CFP®, LLM

Meet Divan du Preez, Financial Advisor at RiG Advisory Services.Divan holds his CFP® designation and is a BCom Law and L...
26/08/2026

Meet Divan du Preez, Financial Advisor at RiG Advisory Services.

Divan holds his CFP® designation and is a BCom Law and LLB graduate, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning graduate, giving him a legal and technical grounding that shapes how he approaches financial planning. His focus is holistic financial planning — bringing investments, risk cover, retirement, tax, and estate considerations together into a single, coherent plan rather than a set of separate products.

Being young and highly motivated, Divan is driven to stay ahead of industry trends, continuously improve his expertise, and deliver financial advice that is clear, practical, and tailored to each client’s unique needs.

He believes financial planning is about more than just numbers — it’s about people, their stories, their goals, and the lives they want to build. Divan brings energy, trustworthiness and excellence to every client relationship, with a passion for simplifying complex financial matters and making them easier to understand.

His goal is to build long-term relationships based on trust, taking the time to genuinely get to know his clients and understand what matters most to them. By combining personal relationships with professional advice, Divan aims to guide his clients with confidence and help them achieve their financial goals, both today and well into the future.

Outside of work, Divan is married to his beautiful wife Janha and shares his home with two dogs. He enjoys padel and golfing in his spare time.

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Divan du Preez CFP®, BCom Law, LLB, PGDip Financial Planning

Meet Anel Vorster, Admin Support at RiG Advisory Services.With more than 18 years of experience in office administration...
24/08/2026

Meet Anel Vorster, Admin Support at RiG Advisory Services.

With more than 18 years of experience in office administration, Anel is the quiet force behind the scenes who ensures that everything at RiG runs smoothly and accurately. From documentation to client communication — she's the link that supports our advisors so they can give their full attention to clients' needs.

Outside the office, Anel is married and a proud mom of two teenage daughters. In her spare time, you'll find her with her family at their horses — a place where she comes to rest and recharge for the week ahead.

At RiG, we believe every member of our team plays a part in the journey we walk alongside our clients. Anel's dedication and attention to detail make a real difference, every day.

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How strong is your financial plan?Two key goals of a financial plan are to help you grow what you have, and help you pro...
19/08/2026

How strong is your financial plan?

Two key goals of a financial plan are to help you grow what you have, and help you protect what you have. This is why conversations about financial planning should pay attention to your short-term cover. Everyday insurance is a critical piece of your long-term wealth strategy and helps ensure the perimeter around everything you own is secure.

In some ways, building wealth is a lot like managing a sports team: you need both an offensive strategy and a defensive strategy to play well.

Your investment portfolio, your business, and your career are your offensive team. They are out there on the field, scoring points, capturing compound growth, and driving your net worth forward.

Your insurance is your defensive line. Its entire purpose is to prevent you from losing the ground you have fought so hard to gain. You can have the best offensive strategy in the world, generating brilliant returns, but if you have a massive gap in your defence, a single unexpected event can wipe out years of progress.

When people view short-term insurance purely as a “grudge purchase,” they tend to underinsure themselves to save a little bit of money on their monthly premiums. They assume that if something goes wrong, like a burst pipe ruining the flooring, or a car being written off, they will just figure it out.

But “figuring it out” can often mean one of two things: taking on expensive, high-interest debt, or liquidating a portion of your investment portfolio.

This is where the true cost of an accident becomes clear. If you are forced to withdraw capital from your long-term investments to replace a car or repair a roof, you are not just losing that initial capital. You are losing the decades of compound interest that money was destined to generate. You might also trigger an unexpected tax event by selling assets at the wrong time.

An underinsured accident doesn’t just cost you the price of the repair today; it robs your future self of financial security tomorrow.

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How strong is your financial plan | RiG https://rig.ac/how-strong-is-your-financial-plan/

Meet Zee Swanepoel, Administration Manager at RiG Advisory Services.With over two decades in the financial planning indu...
18/08/2026

Meet Zee Swanepoel, Administration Manager at RiG Advisory Services.

With over two decades in the financial planning industry — eight of them here at RiG — Zee is the steady hand behind the scenes, managing CRM workflows, processing deals, and keeping the office running so that our advisors can focus fully on their clients.

Zee's work is guided by a simple motto: excellence in everything, always. Not excellence for its own sake, but because our clients deserve nothing less.

Beyond the office, Zee has a heart for the Kingdom, rooted in the conviction that our first calling from God is a relationship with Him. That conviction has led Zee to Charis Bible College, now in the third and final year of a journey to learn what it means to be a disciple in the Kingdom — and to make disciples, taking the Gospel as far and deep as possible. Through Advisors for the Nations (AftN), Zee helps bring that same heart into a community of advisors who bring biblical wisdom into financial planning and stewardship conversations.

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Meet Elsabe du Plessis, part of the Admin Support team at RiG Advisory Services.Elsabe joined RiG in January 2026, short...
15/08/2026

Meet Elsabe du Plessis, part of the Admin Support team at RiG Advisory Services.

Elsabe joined RiG in January 2026, shortly after her retirement in December 2025 — and what a privilege it has been to become part of the team.

Family runs deep in her story. Her son Hennie du Plessis is Principal Advisor and Director at RiG, while her other son Nico runs his own law firm. Elsabe brings that same sense of family and care into her role, supporting the RiG team behind the scenes every day.

At RiG, we believe great advice is backed by great support. Elsabe's steady, caring presence in Admin Support helps make sure every client's journey runs smoothly, every step of the way.

Beyond the office, Elsabe recently made Port Elizabeth her home, having moved there in December 2025 — a new chapter in a new city, alongside a new season with RiG.

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