Financial planning services

We consider your current and future possibilities, turning options into confident decisions with a personalised plan built for you.

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Retirement planning

From day one, we set up your retirement with solid foundations.

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Decisions we help you make

  • When you can ease back or stop full time work.
  • How much you can spend each year and still be okay.
  • How to turn savings into reliable income.
  • How to plan for the bigger retirement ‘bucket list’ items, such as your dream holiday or major purchase.
  • How superannuation, pensions, property, and other assets fit together for you in retirement.
  • How to avoid missing out on Centrelink entitlements you could benefit from.

What we do for you

Financial modelling

Assess whether you’re on track to reach your ideal retirement goals.

Strategic options

Explore contribution, pension, and other strategies to help you save on tax.

Recommendations

Recommend a superannuation fund and other relevant products to suit your individual needs.

Investment portfolio

Review your investment options and manage them on an ongoing basis.

Strategy implementation

Liaise directly with your product providers to support the implementation of our strategy as intended.

Trusted partner

Just a phone call away, guiding you proactively through your important years.

Investment management

We build and maintain an investment approach that fits how you want to live from day one.

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Decisions we help you make

  • The target investment mix that matches your goals and comfort level.
  • Which accounts to hold what in, so investment returns and tax outcomes work together.
  • How much to keep in cash for near-term spending and how to top it up.
  • When and how to rebalance in response to conditions while keeping the long term in view.

What we do for you

Portfolio review

Review your current holdings and fees and compare practical alternatives.

Tailored portfolio

Identify your ideal allocation to different investment classes, reflecting your risk appetite.

Implementation

Implement agreed changes on platforms and coordinate any transfers.

Tax effectiveness

Manage transitions in a tax-effective way, including capital gains considerations.

Striking balance

Set up a simple rebalancing method coordinated with your income needs.

Updates

Provide straightforward portfolio snapshots and keep you informed when action is warranted.

Structural planning

We align ownership, structures, and timing for the big financial moves. From day one, we coordinate with your accountant and other professional advisers so major decisions are tax effective, cost sensible, and consistent with your intentions.

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Decisions we help you make

  • Whether to keep, sell, or downsize property, and how to make the most of the proceeds.
  • How to minimise capital gains tax when selling major assets i.e. property, shares or a business.
  • What to do with one-off events like redundancies, inheritances or windfalls.
  • Whether to use structures such as a family trust, company, or SMSF.
  • How to hold assets between spouses or entities so access, tax treatment and asset protection suit your goals.
  • How your estate plans should flow, including wills and enduring powers of attorney.
  • How to avoid your children or other beneficiaries of your estate paying unnecessary tax.

What we do for you

Assets and entities

Review the structure of your assets and entities so everything works in concert toward your goals.

Modelling

Model different sale timings and show after-tax outcomes over one or more financial years.

Accountant collaboration

Work with your accountant on capital gains tax calculations, identify opportunities to reduce tax, and keep all actions aligned.

Intentional strategy

Set out a written plan that shows your current position beside the proposed approach.

Execution

Prepare and lodge required forms and instructions whilst overseeing the process from end to end.

Communication

Keep you informed when rules change or a simpler, lower-cost structure becomes available.

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Make today your day one

You don’t need to know everything before we meet. Come with your questions, and we’ll work through them side by side.

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