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Financial Planning Advice
and Tips for Retirees


Downsizing and Retirement Planning: A Strategic Partnership
To maximize the financial benefits of downsizing and ensure a smooth transition into retirement, integrating it into your overall...
Aug 1, 2024


Five Retirement Planning Traps To Avoid
Having a clear financial plan helps to alleviate worries about the future and promotes overall well-being.
Jul 18, 2024


How to build your retirement plan (and why you need it)
It's important to build your plan and map out your time line.
Jul 5, 2024


Expert Tips on Financial Planning & Smart Spending
In the financial industry, the traditional focus on frugality and and caution often overlooks the importance of personal happiness and value
Jun 22, 2024


Avoiding Retirement Pitfalls: Protecting Your Pension Rights
Estate Planning Trap - Joint assets
May 11, 2024


Unlock Your Financial Future: 5 Reasons to Choose a Fiduciary
The good news is that even small changes can make a big difference. Our easy-to-follow "Financial Health Check" and “Can I Retire...
May 4, 2024


Why you should shift your savings to boost your experience spending – the opposite of the traditional mindset – go for memories over materialism and retire early
Traditionally, we forgo spending money today and defer enjoyment until the future, which is called “saving.” examples include boosting...
Mar 26, 2024


Are there positive life experiences besides work? Achieve financial independence and retire early!
Since health declines and life is finite, we must optimise our time on earth. The answer to how you want to spend that time differs for...
Mar 1, 2024


Tips to help you work best with your fiduciary financial advisor for retirement planning and wealth creation.
1. Be honest and upfront about your financial situation. Your advisor can only give you the best advice if they completely understand...
Nov 14, 2023


Can a Robo-adviser replace my human fiduciary financial advisor for wealth creation?
Robo-advice provides automated financial advice online. It uses AI algorithms to generate personalized investment recommendations based...
Oct 28, 2023


Are you confused about general advice versus personal advice when talking to a financial planner?
There are two types of financial advice: general and personal. General advice is not tailored to your specific situation, while personal...
Oct 13, 2023


Should I pay fixed or percentage-based fees to my fiduciary financial advisor for retirement planning?
Fiduciary financial advisors use two main fee methods for financial advice in Australia: Fixed fees: Fiduciary financial advisors may...
Oct 11, 2023


Be wary of financial planners who only recommend in-house funds vs the fiduciary financial advisor approach.
This occurrence is likely to be higher among financial advisors whom large financial institutions, such as banks and superannuation...
Sep 25, 2023


What are the benefits of a financial planner advising under a corporate parent, in our case, FYG Planners Pty Ltd?
Fincial advice firms will be either licensed by a corporate group (e.g., a financial institution) or "Self-licensed" (holding their own...
Sep 25, 2023


Why ownership structure matters - how this fiduciary financial advisor does it and the benefit for retirement planning and wealth management clients.
When choosing a financial planning practice, it is important to ask about the ownership structure and make sure that the practice is...
Sep 25, 2023
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