Another one bites the dust …
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Westpac exits financial planning … You may (or not) have noticed my Blog article output has reduced over the past 12 months. Having written about 180 articles over the last…
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A new era for personal financial advice?
The Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms ban “conflicted remuneration” … in the future Many people will be unfamiliar with the new FOFA reforms that came into effect on 1…
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The Pros and Cons of Lifetime Annuities
Lifetime Annuities and the quest for certainty Lifetime annuities offer you the opportunity to outsource a large slice of the uncertainty associated with managing your retirement capital. You get to…
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The cost of “free” financial advice
Financial advice is “freely” available Many people are reluctant to seek out and pay for personal financial advice. Some are just distrustful of financial planners, heavily influenced by the negative…
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Is your Investment Strategy personalised?
Knowledge of investments isn’t everything The availability of investment news and information has been increasing over time. This has led to an improvement in most people’s understanding of general investment…
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Financial Planning: Personal Financial Advice or “Product Flogging”?
They make used car salesmen look good … The financial planning industry (and a number of accountants dubiously playing on the edge) has come under intense fire recently. The downturn…
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