My Financial Mentors Resource Kit
Good decisions start with clarity. Our tools and resources are designed to help you understand your options, map out your goals and see how the pieces of your financial life fit together.
Whether you’re checking your retirement progress, reviewing insurance needs, exploring risk, or improving cash flow, these tools give you a starting point — simple, practical insights for real life.
Wellness Wheel
CASHFLOW WEALTH CONTINGENCY
We use the Wellness Wheel to help you step back and see the bigger picture — the areas of your life that feel secure, and the areas that may need more attention or safeguards. It gives you a clearer understanding of where you and your family may be exposed to unexpected events, and where small changes can create meaningful long-term impact.
The Wellness Wheel aligns the three core areas of financial advice:
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Cash Flow -How money moves through your life today.
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Wealth -How you grow, protect and structure your assets over time.
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Contingency -How you defend your family and future from the unexpected.
Together, these create a balanced, practical foundation for confident decision-making.
Investment Maximiser
YOUR benchmark is not the market.
Our wealth philosophy is built on evidence. We help you understand how your wealth works and how to structure it, so it supports the life you want rather than your job or the market dictates.
Experience shows that a well-designed and consistently managed approach to your core family wealth increases the likelihood of a calmer, more secure life, aligned with your values and long-term priorities.
We also follow a goal-based investing approach. Each goal has its own tailored strategy and timeframe, creating focused “sub-portfolios” that aim to give you the highest chance of success.
Budget and Cashflow Enhancer
The Psychology of money
Cash flow challenges rarely come from one issue alone. They’re usually the result of patterns, pressures or habits that build up quietly over time. We take the time to uncover what’s really driving the strain and work with you to create practical, realistic solutions that bring your day-to-day finances back into balance. Without judgement.
When you’re no longer carrying the weight of constant cash flow stress, life feels noticeably lighter.
That sense of breathing room gives you the freedom to make better decisions, plan ahead and feel more in control.
With a steadier foundation in place, the other areas of your financial planning;
wealth building, protection and long-term goals can become far more effective and aligned with the future you want.
Contingency Planning
Not fear but comfort
We take you through a thoughtful process that helps you understand where you, your family or your business and partners may be vulnerable to serious setbacks or unexpected events. These gaps aren’t always obvious.
Our role is to help you see the full picture and know the small print in the policies— what’s protected, what isn’t, and what could place strain on your future if left unaddressed. Once there’s clarity, we work with you to create practical strategies that strengthen your safety net and bring genuine peace of mind.
We also structure any policies to optimise your cashflow through strategic superannuation offsets as an example.
Retirement Process
Retirement as a new chapter of financial autonomy where you can live life on your own terms.
Rather than picturing retirement as a passive phase, in our view, it signifies attaining the freedom to pursue your choices, irrespective of age.
Retirement isn’t just a number. It’s about living your best life!
Our calculators and educational videos are designed to give you simple, real-world insights into your financial position. Whether you’re exploring retirement, reviewing insurance needs, understanding risk or checking your cash flow, these tools help you make sense of the numbers behind your life’s decisions.
Glossary of Terms
The financial world is riddled with acronyms, and most of them sound like a secret code when you are not part of that world. As you begin your planning journey, you might hear terms like SOA, ROI, SMSF, or PDS and wonder whether you accidentally stepped into another language.
The good news? You do not need to memorise any of it. We are here to decode every abbreviation, document, and industry term, so you always feel informed and confident. As a handy backup, here’s a simple guide to the acronyms you are most likely to come across.
Acronym | Full Term | What It Means in Plain English |
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AFSL | Australian Financial Services Licence | A licence that lets a business legally give financial advice in Australia. |
ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission | The government watchdog that makes sure financial companies and advisers do the right thing. |
ATO | Australian Taxation Office | The tax office – they handle your tax returns, super rules, and compliance. |
FSG | Financial Services Guide | A document explaining who your adviser is, what they charge, and how they work. |
SOA | Statement of Advice | A written plan from your adviser explaining the advice they’re giving and why. |
ROA | Record of Advice | A shorter version of an SOA used for smaller updates or follow-up advice. |
PDS | Product Disclosure Statement | The fine print explaining how a financial product works, fees, risks, and features. |
TPD | Total and Permanent Disability Insurance | Insurance that pays out if you’re so badly injured or ill that you can’t work again. |
IP | Income Protection | Insurance that replaces part of your income if you can’t work because of sickness or injury. |
SMSF | Self-Managed Super Fund | A “DIY super fund” where you run the investment decisions yourself (with strict rules). |
SIS Act | Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act | The law that governs how superannuation must be run. |
RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia | The organisation that sets interest rates and influences inflation and the economy. |
CPA | Certified Practicing Accountant | A qualified accountant who specialises in numbers, tax, and financial structures. |
FASEA | Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority | The body that set the education and ethics rules for financial advisers (now moved to the Treasury). |
RG146 | Regulatory Guide 146 | The minimum training requirement to give financial advice in Australia. |
CGT | Capital Gains Tax | A tax on the profit you make when you sell an investment. |
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund | A basket of investments (shares, bonds, etc.) you can buy like a single share. |
LIC | Listed Investment Company | A company that invests in other companies and trades on the stock exchange. |
LVR | Loan-to-Value Ratio | How much you borrow compared to the value of the asset (e.g. property). |
NAV | Net Asset Value | The real value of an investment or fund after debts are removed. |
KYC | Know Your Client | The legal process where advisers must check your identity and financial situation. |
AML/CTF | Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorism Financing | Laws that stop criminals using financial systems for illegal activities. |
ROI | Return on Investment | How much money you get back from an investment relative to what you put in. |
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