RISE (Retirement and Investment Savings for All) aimed at ensuring RISE members can retire with respect and enhance their lifestyles, as per Deresh Lawangee, CEO at RISE, in an exceptional interview.

Conversing with Deresh Lawangee: A Financial Visionary

RISE (Retirement and Investment Savings for All) aimed at ensuring RISE members can retire with respect and enhance their lifestyles, as per Deresh Lawangee, CEO at RISE, in an exceptional interview.

Hey there! I'm Deresh Lawangee, and I've got a fascinating story to share. ever since grabbing my actuarial and mathematics degrees, I've been absolutely enthralled by the pension fund industry. signed up back in 2006, and I've never looked back!

In 2012, I decided to put a new focus on retirement fund assets, but that wasn't enough for me. In 2019, we established RISE (Retirement and Investment Savings for Everyone), aiming to revolutionize savings and investments for all. Partnered with EasyEquities, RISE's goal was to ensure a dignified retirement for everyone, leveraging the power of modern technology.

Objectives and Strengths of RISE

So, what's the objective? I want the members of RISE to retire in style, maintaining or even enhancing their lifestyles thanks to their investments in RISE products and services.

As for EasyEquities, its greatest strength? It's the passionate, experienced team making investing accessible for everyone. We've also demonstrated an innovative spirit—we were the first online platform to eliminate investment minimums and democratize access to investing via fractional shares in South Africa.

Deresh Lawangee's Career Journey

I knew that merely preparing members for a comfortable retirement wasn't enough. In 2017, we realized the need for a comprehensive financial ecosystem to ensure financial well-being not only before but also during retirement. With EasyEquities' game-changing platform, we aimed to make savings cost-effective, transparent, and hassle-free, leveling the playing field for investing in Africa.

The Birth of RISE

The creation of RISE was driven by the desire to ensure a dignified retirement for all members and an improved lifestyle through RISE's products and services.

Challenges and Achievements

My biggest challenge? Making sure we delivered on our purpose without compromising too much. But with perseverance and a steady focus on our end goal, solutions invariably emerged from the most unlikely sources.

Vision and Future of RISE

I envision RISE expanding its international footprint in the future, dovetailing with EasyEquities' growth plans. The key to making this change happen is staying true to the purpose of RISE—ensuring the democratization of investing for everyone.

Right now, RISE boasts more than 34,000 members, giving them unprecedented access to the best investment platform, all tucked away in a transparent, easy, and non-intimidating format.

Join me on LinkedIn to keep up with RISE's journey and the future of accessible, dignified retirement investing!

1. Deresh Lawangee's goal with RISE is to enable members to retire in style, maintaining or enhancing their lifestyles by investing in RISE's products and services, which leverage the power of modern technology in the finance sector.
2. The innovative strength of EasyEquities, a partner of RISE, lies in its dedicated, experienced team that has democratized investing by eliminating investment minimums and introducing fractional shares, making investing more accessible for everyone.
3. In the future, Deresh Lawangee envisions RISE expanding its international footprint, upholding the core value of democratizing investments, while collaborating with EasyEquities' growth plans to bring accessible, dignified retirement investing to more people around the world.

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