PERSONAL FINANCES: Smart, Simple, and Seriously Entertaining
The two Jaco's bring a fresh and engaging approach to personal finance through our Jaco² platform. What makes our talks stand out is not just the content—but the way we present it. We combine deep financial expertise with a conversational, energetic style that keeps people listening, learning, and laughing.
What Makes Our Talks Unique?
- Our “Banter-Style” Delivery
We don’t present like traditional financial speakers. We have natural back-and-forth discussions, challenge each other’s views, and unpack concepts in a way that feels like a conversation, not a lecture. Audiences consistently tell us it makes complex topics simple and relatable. As one attendee said: "Time flies when you listen to the Jacos" - Practical + Research-Based We bring our academic and professional background in financial wellbeing, retirement, and behavioural finance, while contributing our everyday practical insights and stories from working directly with people like you. Together we connect the theory to the real world. We only teach on what we do ourselves.
- Real-Life Examples South Africans Understand
We explain money in the context of the actual challenges households face—escalating living costs, education pressures, retirement gaps, lifestyle creep, and more. - Edutainment That Actually Works We keep people entertained, but also leave them with actionable steps they can implement immediately. The goal is simple: help people understand money in a way that empowers them.
Some of our talks include:
- Retirement need not be an uphill battle (Afrikaans or English) Download our flyer
- Money Personalities: Why you save, spend, or swipe you way into trouble (Afrikaans or English) Download or flyer
- Money matters (Afrikaans or English)
- Money in relationships (Afrikaans or English) Download our flyer