Financial literacy. Why it’s important, how to gain it and why is it not taught in schools?Frank is a businessman, public speaker and advisor on investments, financial planning and financial literacy. His journey started as an entrepreneur in 1992 when Frank started his own fruit and vegetable business in downtown Johannesburg to save for his studies at WITS University. He graduated with a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and later an MSc in Financial Mathematic (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria, after which he qualified as a chartered accountant in. Today Frank is employed as a Segment Executive at Momentum and works in growing market shares. He hopes to bring change through writing and speaking about financial planning and to contribute to the development of a savings culture in South Africa.

Frank is a businessman, public speaker and advisor on investments, financial planning and financial literacy. His journey started as an entrepreneur in 1992 when Frank started his own fruit and vegetable business in downtown Johannesburg to save for his studies at WITS University. He graduated with a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and later an MSc in Financial Mathematic (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria, after which he qualified as a chartered accountant in. Today Frank is employed as a Segment Executive at Momentum and works in growing market shares. He hopes to bring change through writing and speaking about financial planning and to contribute to the development of a savings culture in South Africa.

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