About Crue Invest

www.crue.co.za

devon@crue.co.za

+27 21 530 8500

Contact Person:

Devon Card, CFP®

CRUE INVEST: COMPANY PROFILE

Crue Invest is an independent, fee-based financial planning practice established in 2004 and proudly recognised as an FPI Approved Professional Practice. Our team of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals works collaboratively to provide holistic, lifestyle-based financial planning to private clients, families, professionals, retirees and business owners. We combine technical expertise with deep care, personal connection and stewardship, walking alongside our clients as long-term partners. Our work is grounded in values, excellence and transparency, supported by rigorous internal compliance, robust planning methodology and evidence-based investment principles.

IDEAL CLIENT

We work best with clients who are:

  • Engaged and willing to participate actively in their planning process.
  • Aligned to a long-term partnership built on trust and transparency.
  • Committed to stewarding their wealth with purpose and intention.

Typically, our clients value professional expertise and clear advice, and they appreciate a thoughtful, structured financial plan to guide major life decisions.

FINANCIAL PLANNING PHILOSOPHY

We believe the purpose of financial planning is to help people live meaningful, financially confident lives — today and in the future. Our work begins with understanding each client’s values, goals and priorities before designing a plan to support them. We take an integrated approach that considers investment strategy, risk protection, tax efficiency, retirement funding, estate planning, philanthropy, and intergenerational stewardship. We favour evidence-based investment principles, disciplined decision-making, and the avoidance of emotional, short-term reactions to markets. Our role is to bring clarity, structure and objectivity to financial decision-making, and to remain a constant strategic partner through life’s transitions and complexities.

PROFESSIONALISM

Professionalism forms the foundation of our culture and advice process. We uphold:

  • The highest ethical and professional standards set by the FPI.
  • Continuous professional development across our advisory and support teams.
  • Clear documentation, transparent recommendations, and diligent compliance oversight.
  • Internal peer review of all financial plans to ensure rigour, suitability and quality.

FINANCIAL PLANNING FEE

Crue Invest operates on a transparent, fee-based advisory model. Fees may consist of:

  • Initial planning fees, based on the complexity and scope of work.
  • Ongoing advisory fees, linked to assets under advice using a sliding scale.

SERVICES

We offer a full suite of integrated financial planning services, including:

  • Comprehensive lifestyle financial planning
  • Retirement and later-life planning
  • Investment and portfolio structuring (local and offshore)
  • Estate planning and legacy structuring
  • Risk and insurance planning
  • Employee Benefits Consulting
  • Healthcare and medical scheme advisory
  • Trust, fiduciary and succession planning coordination

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

  • Crue Invest is fully independent and not affiliated with any product provider.
  • Our advisory process is team-based, ensuring continuity, expertise sharing and multi-generational client support.
  • We are committed to long-term stewardship, education and financial empowerment — both within families and across communities through our outreach work.

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