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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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