Great financial advice should be personal.

Adams Risk and Investment Brokers was founded on one principle: that every client deserves an advisor who genuinely works for them.

Built on three decades of experience.

Adams Risk and Investment Brokers was founded in 2013 by Craig Adams, but his advisory career began twenty years earlier. By the time ARIB was established, Craig had already guided hundreds of South African families, professionals, and businesses through every kind of market condition.

Emile Venter joined the practice in 2019, extending ARIB's reach into the Western Cape and bringing a fresh perspective to the Cape Town professional market.

Today, ARIB is a two-person practice by design. Small enough to know every client by name. Experienced enough to handle complexity with confidence.

1993

Year Craig's advisory career began

31+

Accredited product providers

2

Cities. One standard of advice.

Craig Adams, CFP
CFP® Certified Financial Planner

Craig Adams

Managing Director · CFP® · Advising since 1993

Craig has spent more than three decades doing one thing: helping South Africans make better financial decisions. His philosophy hasn't changed in thirty years: understand your client's full picture, give honest advice, and be there for the long term.

He founded ARIB in 2013 because he believed the independent model was the only one that truly served the client. No product pressure. No targets. Just advice.

Emile Venter, Financial Advisor
WC Western Cape Advisor

Emile Venter

Financial Advisor · With ARIB since 2019

Emile joined ARIB in 2019 to extend the firm's presence in the Western Cape. He works closely with professionals and business owners across Cape Town and the surrounding areas, building financial plans that actually fit the way people live and work.

He shares Craig's conviction that independent advice is the only honest model, and brings the same standard of care to every client relationship.

Our values aren't marketing copy.

Independence

We are not tied to any product provider. Our only obligation is to give you the best advice available in the market.

Transparency

We explain our recommendations, our commission, and our reasoning. You should always understand what you're buying and why.

Long-Term Partnership

We are not transactional. A new policy is the beginning of a relationship, not the end of a sale.

Excellence in Advice

We hold ourselves to a standard that goes beyond compliance. Our clients deserve advice that genuinely improves their financial position.

Authorised and Regulated

Adams Risk and Investment Brokers (Pty) Ltd is an Authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP) licensed under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act, 37 of 2002. FSP Licence No. 45152.

A copy of our FSP licence is available on request. For queries or complaints, contact us directly or approach the Financial Services Ombudsman.

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Craig AdamsJohannesburg
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