Alec Hogg: Magnus Heystek nails Old Mutual

They sure broke the mould after creating Magnus Heystek. A financial journalist (his by-line pic above) who became a financial advisor, Big Mag has matured into a combination of the best of both: communications and research skills of a good reporter on the bedrock of a top rated IFA's technical expertise.

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An even greater asset, however, is his independence. Having built Brenthurst Wealth into a multi-billion rand firm, nowadays Heystek literally answers to nobody. Especially not SA's major financial institutions, which for decades have controlled the message – often to the detriment of the clients they sham-serve.

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