![]() Sarah Conte Senior Technical Manager, Asgard Wealth Solutions (at time of writing)
SARAH CONTE | WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023 Legislation that seeks to recognise the experience of eligible existing providers (that is, financial advisers) as an alternative pathway to meeting the education requirements recently passed both houses of parliament and has received Royal Assent. Read more SARAH CONTE | WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023 Increasingly, more women are becoming engaged in their finances and empowering themselves so they can plan to be financially independent and secure. And while women are typically less confident in making investment decisions, many are seeking to engage ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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Advice with soul
SACHA BURCHGART
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL PLANNING SPECIALIST
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Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.








