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#Women’s Month: Personal finance mistakes to avoid in your 20s

How women fare in the South African labour market

Blazing her own trail

“This is a special profession,” says Prem Govender, CEO of Mosswick Investments. “In a way, financial planners are like doctors. We look after you: we put food on the table when the breadwinner is gone, we make sure there’s money for your children to go to university, and we help ensure that you are comfortable in retirement.”

Stay true to yourself and you’ll go far

Thirty-two years ago, Louise began her financial planning career in a very unusual space for the era: she joined an all-women branch of Metropolitan Life in Pretoria. Her forward-thinking boss allowed employees with children to bring them to the office.