Meet the advisers

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Six ordinary South Africans are going to take up the 2023 Absa/City Press Money Makeover Challenge and undergo a money makeover boot camp this June. The next six months will test their resolve and make them face tough decisions on every aspect of their finances.

Each candidate has been allocated their own Absa financial adviser who will assist them in organising their finances and reaching their personal financial goals.

Here we meet the advisers too:

Meet Mcebisi

Mcebisi Ndaba is a virtual financial adviser at Absa with a Bcom in finance. He has worked as a financial adviser for nearly 15 years. He is passionate about assisting clients with building sustainable financial futures and wealth, through a holistic financial planning approach.

“Molefi is an ideal young professional client as he is still starting out on his journey into financial independence and his career. He has no debts whatsoever, which is impressive for his age. Over the next 6 months, we plan to refine his budget and create plans to reach his goals”

Mcebisi will be mentoring Molefi

Meet Takalani

Takalani Badugela is studying to become a certified financial planner at Absa. She has over 8 years of experience in financial planning. She was awarded the Top Investment Award for 3 consecutive years.

“My wish for Johan is to have peace of mind knowing that his financial woes are being dealt with and that he has a plan in place. I am excited to work with him, he is really keen to turn his life around financially”

Takalani will be mentoring Johan

Meet Jacoline

Jacoline de Villiers

Jacoline de Villiers

Jacoline De Villiers has worked as a financial adviser for eight years and gets great joy from helping clients to feel at ease about their finances.

“I want Raymond to succeed in his dream and get the financial freedom he deserves through gaining enough knowledge and skills to become a successful business owner”.

Jacoline will be mentoring Raymond

Meet Philander

Philander Tshivander

Philander Tshivander

Philander Tshivhenga has been a financial adviser for seven years and loves working with different people to assist them with their financial needs through holistic financial planning.

“I would really love to see Sello receive the funding he needs for his business. His energy and enthusiasm and his willingness to learn will make him conquer. He is such a goal-driven man and knows and understands where he wants to see his business go”.

Philander will be mentoring Sello

Meet Anton

Anton Battiss joined Absa as a financial adviser after qualifying as an attorney. He decided to go into financial advisory rather than practising law because he saw this as a way to help people achieve their goals and dreams by assisting them with their finances.

“Nothing makes me happier than when a client tells me that they feel more at ease after they spoke to me, and they feel like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders”.

His wish for Zihle is to become financially healthy. “She is a young professional and she should be able to start enjoying the fruits of her hard work and studies”.

Anton will be mentoring Zihle

Meet Khathutshelo

Khathutshelo Ravele

Khathutshelo Ravele

Khathutshelo Ravele is studying to become a certified financial planner and has been working for seven years. She loves her job as she gets to work with people and make a difference in their lives.

“My wish for Mlibokazi is for her to have the financial literacy which will give her the confidence to tackle the financial challenges she currently faces, as well as manage her finances in the future”.

Khathutshelo will be mentoring Mlibokazi

If you really want to get your finances in order, you have to start tracking your spending. If you cannot commit to that, it is unlikely you will be able to reach your goals.

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