Magnus Heystek is a co-founder, director and investment strategist at Brenthurst Wealth Management. The company was established in 2004 and manages more than R10 bn on behalf of its clients. It has eight offices in Gauteng and the Western Cape in South Africa and an office in Mauritius. Heystek is the author of several books about investing, retirement and personal finance and an established public speaker about money and investment-related topics.
He holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Johannesburg (RAU at the time) and had a distinguished career as a financial and business journalist before establishing his own companies. He founded one of the first investor clubs in South Africa while at The Star and has been involved in investment, financial planning and personal finance for individuals since 1994.
He has won several awards, including the prestigious Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year in 1983 and 1984, PMR magazine’s most respected financial advisor awards in 1998 and 1999 and a Momentum Elite Diamond Award in 1998. Brenthurst Wealth was recognised as the Top Boutique Wealth Manager in South Africa in 2020 and 2017, the runner-up in 2018, and in the top four in 2019 and top three in 2021.