Nicolle Wepener

Nicolle Wepener was born on 11 November 1970 in good ol' fashioned, Sunnyside, Pretoria at St Mary's Hospital. Nurse 'Florrie' had great aspirations for her as a tot weighing in at 4 pounds, 4 ounces. She grew up in Kempton Park and was an avid scholar and sportswoman at Norkem Park High and graduated in 1988. Nicolle began training in martial arts at the tender age of 11, under duress from her father. She won her first medals as a white belt karateka. Her passion and dedication for the sport took her to attain Springbok status in 1996, with a number of titles and achievements under her belt. She currently holds the rank of 2nd Dan Black Belt.

Nicolle joined the South African Navy in 1989, hoping to get some direction in a possible future career. The adventurer within and her disciplined nature gave her a fruitful and successful career in work, study and sport within the South African Defence Force, with Chief of the Navy commendations. She successfully completed the SA Navy Diver selection phase as the first female to pave the way for future attestation of women into the SA Navy Divers Corps.

After completing 10 years of service in the Permanent Force, Nicolle was seeking the lure of the private sector and got involved in the Motor Industry, firstly in sales and later on her own, in vehicle sourcing and financing. Soon after that she found her priorities changed with her role as mother to her two children, Lauren and Matthew.

She picked up her career as Finance and Insurance Business Manager at Renault, during which time she was introduced to Share Direct as a client. Nicolle underwent the courses, seminars and mentorship programs during 2006/07 in a very tough and volatile market. She was determined to understand and study the markets further and completed every possible course that was made available to her. She has the deepest respect and gratitude for Dr David Paul, who she regards as her mentor, as has always been responsive and open about his market views and his entertaining character. Nicolle is a true student of David's philosophy on the market as she has made detailed personal notes on every seminar and has tested his theories thoroughly.

Nicolle is so passionate about the markets and eager to learn and share it's mechanics with others, that she joined Share Direct as a consultant in February 2009. She was offered an opportunity to bring a fresh light on the Equity Trading Course as a lecturer. Her career with Share Direct has gone from strength to strength and within a year Nicolle has managed to prove herself as an efficient lecturer in other specialised fields. She is in the process of completing her Registered Persons Exams and has plans to complete a study in the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) field. As all work and no play are not always good, Nicolle is also a trader in SSF's, CFD's, Equities and Forex. She believes that the "proof is in the pudding", and likes to put her strategies to the test with real money in the real market. "After all, that's the only way you learn and I can't teach what I don't practice."

Nicolle is adept at fundamental analysis and she is inspired by the writings and studies of great businessmen like Warren Buffet, Donald Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki. She is currently developing a course for SETA accreditation (Level 8), on detailed fundamental and technical analysis of the financial markets for Share Direct. She is a firm believer in anyone's ability to improve their financial intelligence, irrespective of your age, background, race or creed.

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Johan Malan

Johan Malan was born on 29 February 1968 in Pretoria. He matriculated from High school CR. Swart in 1986. He studied Bsc Computer Science at the University of Pretoria from 1987-1990. After completing national service he went into business from 1991-2007. He started to trade the markets full time in 2006 and joined Share Direct in 2008 to pursue a career in the markets.

Johan is presenting the Short Term Strategies Seminars. He is also the mentor for both Single Stocks and Intraday traders. He is also responsible for e-Mentoring of clients who have completed their Investment Career with us.

He is currently completing his Registered Person's Exams.

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Mariaan Hobson

Mariaan matriculated in 1986 from Sishen High School in Kathu and went on to study BA Music at the University of the Orange Free State with a major in Mathematics from 1987 - 1989. In 1990, she received her H.D.E with Distinction.

Mariaan developed a keen interest in stock market trading since she started at Share Direct in 2005. She has won awards for being the Top Sales Consultant (Nationally) as well as the Top Consultant with regard to brokerage generation and the Rising Star award (both Nationally). Mariaan was also voted the Employee of the Year (2005 & 2007) and Top Banker (2006 & 2007) for the Rivonia Branch where she is currently still based. During this time, Mariaan attended all the seminars offered by Share Direct and also started trading the market.

Because of her passion for people, the financial markets and a great interest in psychology, Mariaan has developed a much needed product:

The Dynamics of a Traders Mind.

With this seminar she strives to share her knowledge with our clients in order for them to gain maximum success in their trading careers.

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