About Us
No banks.
No commissions.
Just great advice.
Financial Spectrum is a privately owned, fee-for-service financial planning practice. We have no connections to banks or other financial institutions (and we never have). We’re not interested in selling financial “products”; we’re interested in putting our clients on their own path to the future they envision for themselves.
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Because our focus is solely on our clients, not a product catalogue, our advice ranges from shares and property to banking the most frequent-flyer miles. We’re able to advise on whatever it is — from the macro to the micro — that will get you to the future you want.
What’s different about our financial planners
You’ll find two things different about us:
- the questions we ask, and
- the energy we put into listening to your answers
Money is like food and wine. It’s not always about how much you need or how much you have: it’s about how you feel about it. We know how to uncover your relationship to money.
That’s how we can write a financial plan that you’ll do more than stick to — you’ll enjoy implementing it.
You don’t have to handle the detail
We’ll do the research to discover the best choices for you. Then we’ll guide you through the options. You’ll make the decisions but we do the work.
We’ll talk to your super fund, insurers, other advisers and to anyone necessary to make things happen. That’s what we’re here for.
We even have in-house accountants so you don’t need to go back and forth between multiple advisers.
And when it comes to keeping you on track, we can check in to hold you accountable, like a human Fitbit for your finances.
Our expertise
At Financial Spectrum we are a privately owned, fee for service financial planning and accounting practice. We work with you to develop tailored financial strategies to help you reach your goals and lifestyle aspirations. We have offices in Sydney’s CBD, Bondi and Balmain, are members of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals and are Certified Financial Strategists.
Our areas of expertise
- Household budgeting
- Managing debt
- Building super
- Self-managed super funds
- Retirement planning
- Savings and investment
- Property investment
- Insurance and protection
- Estate planning
- Tax effective strategies
- Business advisory
- Accounting and compliance
- Audit and assurance
- Migrant advisory
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Members of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals
Financial Spectrum is a member of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals, giving you the assurance that we are free to make the best decisions for your situation without the conflicting influence of institutional ownership.
To be a member of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals, financial planning practices must not have any ownership from a financial institution and operate their own Australian Financial Services License under strict regulation by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Most large financial planning firms and private banking services in Australia are fully or partially owned by banks or other financial institutions. Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals members, like Financial Spectrum, are not affiliated with banks or other financial institutions, which means we work only for you. An independently owned financial adviser is able to research, assess and present all the best options available to you, and assist in making the best decisions for you without the conflict of being affiliated with a financial institution. As a result, you have the comfort of knowing that your best interests are being put first.
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Certified Financial Strategists
Financial Spectrum is proud to hold Certified Financial Strategist accreditation, giving you the peace of mind that we are acting in your best interests with reliable information and advice in a cost-effective and conflict-free manner.
To receive Certified Financial Strategist accreditation, advisers must work for an independently owned financial practice so there is no conflicting influence of institutional ownership. They need to charge on a fee for service basis, meaning they receive no commissions or other conflicting inducements from product manufacturers or institutions. Advisers must have access to filtered research facilities which is critical to the advice process as it ensures ongoing surveillance of the product and markets. They are also highly qualified, meeting strict qualification standards, as well as ASX and industry fund educated. As a result, you can be assured that you’re getting the quality advice of the highest standard.
