Independent Financial Consulting — Cape Town

Clarity in every financial decision

Talmiro advises individuals, families and business owners across South Africa on how to structure, grow and protect what they've built — without the jargon and without conflicted incentives.

R2.4bn Assets under advisement
17 yrs Practising in Cape Town
94% Clients still with us after year one
Talmiro office facade on Kloof Street, Cape Town
Portfolio review
R2.4bn
under active advisement
View of Table Mountain from the Talmiro office window
Table Mountain, viewed from our Kloof Street office

Most bad financial decisions aren't made from bad information. They're made in a hurry, alone, without anyone qualified in the room to say ‘wait’.


Mareli van Zyl — Founder & Principal Consultant, Talmiro

What we do

Talmiro was built on a simple premise: that good financial advice is a discipline, not a sales function. We are not tied to any bank, insurer or fund house — our fee comes from you, and our recommendations follow accordingly.

We work with professionals, business owners and families across the Western Cape and further afield, on questions that range from structuring a first investment portfolio to preparing a business for sale. The work is unglamorous by design: forecasting, modelling, cross-checking against SARS and FSCA requirements, and saying no to plans that don't hold up.

The result, most clients tell us, isn't excitement. It's the quiet relief of knowing exactly where they stand.

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Typical response time: same business day, before 4pm.

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