Independent financial advice elusive
(Online 01/08)
If a financial planner accepts commissions, they can't claim the advice they give you is independent or unbiased.
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Financial planning step-by-step guide (archived)
(Updated 09/05)
Be sure you take all the steps possible to ensure your planner is working hard for you, not just looking after their own interests.
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Financial planners put to the test (archived)
(Online 02/03)
The quality of advice given by some financial planners in our new survey is frighteningly poor.
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Conflicts of interest
(Online 04/08)
Choice wants to see an end to conflicts of interest caused by commissions. Conflicts can mean an advisers interests are placed ahead of the consumers'.
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Financial advice
(Online 07/05)
More and more Australians are in need of financial advice. But independent, expert advice for consumers about superannuation and other investments is hard to find.
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The financial planning industry, 2002-2003 (archived)
(Online 04/03)
The result of the Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) shopping survey of financial planners sent shockwaves through the financial services industry.
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Negotiate financial planning fees
(Online 08/07)
Consumers are asking financial planners about fees -- and so they should.
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Buying guide: Managed funds
(Updated 02/07)
Want to invest your money but not sure where to start? A managed fund might be what you're after.
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Super schemes - which funds perform best?
(Online 08/07)
APRA has just released figures on the performance of five types of super fund over the last ten years.
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Redundancy survival guide
(Online 08/05)
Practical steps for keeping your finances on track after being retrenched or made redundant.
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