Helping hand Whether it's giving back to the local community or empowering children with financial literacy, Shadforth Financial Group private wealth adviser Finn Dorney proves why the innate nature of financial advisers is essentially to help others. Karren Vergara writes.
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MAGDELINE JACOVIDES
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL ADVISER
MAZI WEALTH
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL ADVISER
MAZI WEALTH
On top of running a successful practice, Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides is a fierce advocate for closing the superannuation gender gap and has built a highly popular social media presence that takes financial literacy to the next level. She tells Karren Vergara where her passion comes from and how she integrates it all with family life.
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