Schalk is one of the founding partners and a Director of Finfocus. He started in the industry in 1996 as a broker consultant for Old Mutual after he completed his BA Law and Economics degree at the University of Stellenbosch.
In July 2000 he started consulting with clients directly as part of a team that established the high net worth client advice arm of Old Mutual. He realised early on the need for true independent advice and became an independent financial advisor in November 2001.
He completed both his Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning and the Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (Investments) at the University of Free State. He is a practicing CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional.
He has a holistic approach to financial planning and takes trouble in developing a personalised financial plan based on the needs of his clients. This ensures that his clients can rest assured that any financial action that they take, is taken into account and that their financial allocations are optimised and correctly applied.
He also advises on business assurance and markets employee benefits for small to medium companies.