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I’m indepedent and the sole owner of my business.

Your confident, down to earth investment adviser in Pretoria.

A representative of Accredinet Financial Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
An authorised financial services provider FSP8933.
I’m independent and the sole owner of my business since 2001.

Investing is not something I just do for a living. I deeply love and care about it.

My focus is long-term investing.

My WHY or core belief is to help you be and stay a confident investor.

HOW do I fulfill my WHY?
By learning your unique story.
Getting to know you.
Then guide you towards a good decision. And avoid the bad ones.
So you stay invested to achieve your goal.

3 Wonderful role models had a profound influence on my WHY.

Quick rundown of what I’ve been up to

  • Born in Cape Town.
  • I grew up mostly in the beautiful Cape Peninsula in Welgemoed and Durbanville.
  • Moved to the Jacaranda City, Pretoria where I completed my schooling at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool.
  • Qualified as a metallurgical engineer at the University of Pretoria. B.Eng. (cum laude).

  • My work career started at UCOR (Uranium Enrichment Corporation).
  • While there, I studied law part time through UNISA. Obtained BProc.
  • Practised as an attorney who patented inventions at Hahn and Hahn.
  • Started my career as financial adviser and employee at Sanlam.
  • A major changing point in my life was in 2001: I became an independent financial adviser at Accredinet Financial Solutions.

    Furthered my studies:
  • RPE (Registered Persons Exams) (Equities) through South African Institute of Financial Markets.
  • Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning at University of the Free State:
    ◦ Asset types and Investment Planning
    ◦ Personal Risk Management
  • Practice development programme presented by Fundhouse
  • Class of Business – Class 7: Investments: Integrity Academy
  • Retirement Wealth Preservation and Planning: Integrity Academy

Quick rundown of what I’ve been up to

  • Born in Cape Town.
  • I grew up mostly in the beautiful Cape Peninsula in Welgemoed and Durbanville.
  • Moved to the Jacaranda City, Pretoria where I completed my schooling at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool.
  • Qualified as a metallurgical engineer at the University of Pretoria. B.Eng. (cum laude).

  • My work career started at UCOR (Uranium Enrichment Corporation).
  • While there, I studied law part time through UNISA. Obtained BProc.
  • Practised as an attorney who patented inventions at Hahn and Hahn.
  • Started my career as financial adviser and employee at Sanlam.
  • A major changing point in my life was in 2001: I became an independent financial adviser at Accredinet Financial Solutions.

    Furthered my studies:
  • RPE (Registered Persons Exams) (Equities) through South African Institute of Financial Markets.
  • Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning at University of the Free State: ◦ Asset types and Investment Planning ◦ Personal Risk Management
  • Practice development programme presented by Fundhouse
  • Class of Business – Class 7: Investments: Integrity Academy
  • Retirement Wealth Preservation and Planning: Integrity Academy

Something personal

  • Love studying. Coursera and Udemy are my favourites. I’ll always be a student.
  • I am an avid reader on investing, psychology, marketing, biographies…
  • Keep myself up to date by attending fund managers’ road shows, events and workshops.

  • Can’t go without coffee. And quality wine.
  • Favourite breakaway is to visit Good Shepherd Retreat Centre near Hartbeespoort.
  • Live near the old Marifont in Sunnyside on the top 8th floor.
  • Enjoy the evening views over the city and the Union Buildings.

My tools

  • Acer laptop
  • ESET
  • atWORK
  • Google Workspace
  • Profile Data
  • Bitwarden
  • Windscribe VPN
  • HP Jets
  • Samsung cell phone
  • Whereby.com
  • Todoist
  • Mindomo
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • iLovePDF
  • 4K Video Downloader
  • UBER

If you’re a serious long-term investor, get in touch, give it a go…

Schedule your free, 30 minutes, no-obligation meeting to discuss your needs

I’m ready to help you be and stay a confident investor