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About Leon

Leon is an Independent Financial Advisor. He started his career at Sanlam in 1986 and after 21 years of valuable experience he grabbed the opportunity to join @Sphere Consult CC as an Independent Financial Advisor in November 2007. He has since become Managing Director of @Sphere Consult.

Born in the Eastern Cape, attended Brandwag Hoȅrskool in Uitenhage.

Qualifications: B.Comm(Ed) University of Port Elizabeth; CFP (ILPA) University of Orange Free State

His fields of knowledge and experience include Estate Planning, Personal Risk Cover, Wealth Management and Creation Advice as well as Business Protection Plans and Succession Planning Advice.

It gives him great pleasure to be able to help clients in his work on a daily basis. The object is to assist clients to achieve healthy financial stability in every stage of their lives.

He has been married for 4 decades, has three children and two grandsons.

Spending with intention

In her thought-provoking book “The Year of Less,” Cait Flanders shares a powerful insight: “Every time you make a purchase, you’re voting with your dollar for the kind of world you want to live in.” This simple yet profound statement invites us to reconsider our relationship with consumption and its impact on our financial well-being. […]

Ten Rules – Part 1

Whilst it’s easy to get lost in a sea of jargon, investment options, and conflicting advice, financial success doesn’t require a degree in economics or hours spent poring over market trends. In fact, according to Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack in their book The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated, everything […]

A missing link between money and happiness

What if you found out that your current financial plan might be working against you, not for you? That despite all your careful budgeting and saving, you’re missing a crucial element that could make or break your financial well-being? It might be time to talk about values-based financial planning – the missing link between your […]

The freedom to live life on your terms

Here’s one of the hardest (or least asked…) questions when it comes to financial planning: “How much is enough?” It’s a simple question, but one that most people never stop to consider. We’re so caught up in the race for ‘more’ that we forget to ask ourselves why we’re running in the first place. It’s […]

All behaviour is communication

Have you ever paused to consider what your behaviour might be saying about you… to you? It’s a fascinating thought, isn’t it? All behaviour is a form of communication. Every action we take, every choice we make, sends a message, not only to the world around us but also to ourselves. In the realm of […]

So, why do we plan?

Have you ever wondered why we spend so much time planning, even when we know that life rarely goes according to plan? It’s a curious thought, especially when it comes to financial planning. Carl Richards beautifully encapsulates this paradox: “In fact, the only thing we know for sure about any good financial plan the moment […]

Problems that seem simple at first

Life’s a bit of a puzzle, isn’t it? We look at our problems and think, “Oh, that’s straightforward enough.” But then we start digging, and suddenly we’re in a whole different ballgame. It’s like peeling an onion – layer after layer, each revealing something new. And you know what? There’s a reason for all this […]

From Hocus Pocus to Financial Focus

You know that feeling when you check your bank account and suddenly you’re thinking, “Hocus pocus, I’m brokus”? Yeah, we’ve all been there. It’s like one minute you’re feeling on top of the world, and the next, poof! Your money’s vanished faster than a rabbit in a magician’s hat. But here’s the thing: our finances […]

The gap between our income and ego

Is money linked to our ego? It’s a question that invites us to reflect on the deeper motivations behind our financial decisions. Morgan Housel, in his thought-provoking way, suggests that “savings is the gap between your income and your ego.” This statement can be confronting, especially because it challenges us to consider the extent to […]

Nudging, not judging

Change is one of those things that we all know is necessary but often struggle with. Whether it’s a change in our spending habits, our health routines, or our approach to relationships, the process can be daunting. The desire to improve is there, but the path forward isn’t always clear or easy. This is where […]

Medical Cover & Gap Cover

We are able to advise on a wide and diverse range of Medical Cover and Gap Cover products that will suit almost any budget. These products range from cover for basic hospital stays through to full, comprehensive medical aids that cover consultations with doctors, medication, glasses and other medical expenses.

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Retirement Planning and Provision

The sooner you begin to plan and save for your retirement, the sooner you can retire! The product most bought for this type of financial planning and provision is known as a Retirement Annuity (RA). Most companies have RA’s worked into their remuneration packages, but many don’t.

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Investments & Tax Free Accounts

When it comes to investing, it’s important to have a diverse portfolio. My expert knowledge and extensive investment options allow you to truly choose the very best products available to you. From low-risk, long-term investing to high-risk, short-term strategies we can mix it up or keep it conservative: investments completely tailored to who you are and where you want to go.

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Disability & Income Protection

Most households in today’s economy rely on more than one income to keep the household expenses under check, very few are able to survive on one income alone. If you were injured or disabled in some way and could no longer work, would your family be able to cope without your income?

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Life Cover

You pay tax every month to the state, but what are you paying to provide for those that you love and care about after you have gone? Life cover should not be seen as a grudge purchase but rather as an investment into the future of your spouse and children. You work hard to provide for them now, that shouldn’t have to change in the future.

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Estate Planning

Estate planning is not only for the mega-rich. If you have assets, investment policies, risk cover and more than one potential beneficiary, then I can assist you with the planning of your estate and how it will be allocated when you pass away. An estate that is left open can cause a difficult time to be even harder for those who are left behind. Often there is more work needed on a R3m estate than on one that is worth R20m!

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Critical Illness

These products are also known as Dread Disease Cover. Advances in medical care mean that more people can now survive illnesses once thought to be fatal. However, although many individuals lead relatively normal lives, they no longer enjoy the same mobility or good health. The best medical treatment can cost you and your diminished ability to work could force you to make severe lifestyle changes.

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Retrenchment Benefit

Have you thought about what you and your family will do if you are retrenched? If it hasn’t happened to you, you probably know someone who’s been retrenched. In these tough economic times, it’s one of the most understandable fears. You want to be protected if you’re faced with retrenchment or liquidation.

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Corporate Benefits

Group Life, Pensions and Provident Funds remain an essential part of a well run business. I will tailor your company’s pension and provident funds for you, using the most appropriate corporate providers to tender for the risk benefits and the retirement benefits separately – ensuring cost effective and customer specific corporate benefits.

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Business Assurance

Will your business survive if you are disabled, die or become impaired or what would the consequences be if this happened to one of your partners? Together we can design flexible and comprehensive solutions to meet your business assurance needs, utilising Key-Man policies and Buy-and-Sell agreements where appropriate.

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ARE YOU SAVING ENOUGH?

How healthy is your financial plan when it comes to saving and provisioning funds for the future? Digital technology and our diverse economic systems and policies have increased our options both for investment and for risk protection. This is an arena that is constantly changing, growing rapidly and needs to be monitored regularly – which is one reason for having your own financial planner!

WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?

If you have never worked with a financial advisor before, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the choice, confused by the jargon and frustrated at the cost! But in the same way you wouldn't service your own car, it's good to have someone you trust to advise and guide you to make healthy decisions about your wealth.

CREATE WINNING STRATEGIES

Aside from being an expert in the money game and having a keen sense of the conditions and lay of the financial landscape, winning strategies are born inside of a relationship of trust, mutual understanding and a commitment to strive for the same goals. Your financial advisor should bring you peace-of-mind and help you maintain control of your finances.

Be free to be the person you want to be.

Have all you needto enjoy all you have.

No journey should everbe taken alone.

When you dream big,you can plan big.

"Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

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Leon van Huyssteen

Elize Wessels

André Solomon

Jeanine Jacobs

Yolanda Siebrits

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YOUR FINANCES

Medical Cover & Gap Cover

Retirement Planning and Provision

Investments & Tax Free Accounts

Disability & Income Protection

Life Cover

Estate Planning

Critical Illness

Retrenchment Benefit

Corporate Benefits

Business Assurance

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

ARE YOU SAVING ENOUGH?

WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?

CREATE WINNING STRATEGIES

"The starting point of all achievement is desire."

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Be free to be the person
you want to be.

Have all you need
to enjoy all you have.

No journey should ever
be taken alone.

When you dream big,
you can plan big.