It was around this time that her mother was setting up her own advice firm and so Davidson-Slack made the decision to enter into the profession.
“I started my exams with no financial understanding, although I had a personal insight into it because my mum had been my husband’s financial adviser,” she said.
Despite this unorthodox entrance into the industry, Davidson-Slack said this did not hold her back, specifying that she has never felt that being a mother in her twenties has been to her disadvantage.
“Everybody has been incredibly kind and generous,” she said.
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