Welcome to Truly Independent Financial Advice

I have set up a company called Truly Independent Financial Advice NZ Limited, or TIFANZ.  

It will start operating on 4 July 2013. 

Truly independent financial advice is not made available to the public here in New Zealand.  

I think that has to change.

Why?  To put it bluntly...too many Kiwis are being burnt, scammed, ripped off, shafted and fleeced.
  

In the last decade, I feel like I have been a witness to multiple disasters in slow motion where hundreds of thousands of people lost billions of dollars.    

I was watching, from the other side of the road - unable to help or do anything.   

I have always worked for good, trustworthy employers in the financial services industry but I couldn't speak out because:

a) I wasn't allowed, and
b) No-one would have believed me, anyway

The most vulnerable people are those who are in jobs where they don't have to be financially "savvy".

That's why I speak to groups of people at the workplace.
 
Truly Independent Financial Advice at the Workplace

Half of all KiwiSaver members joined at the workplace yet hardly anyone speaks to them!    These are also the people that come across financial hazards every day.

I talk about financial health and safety.   And raise awareness about what the employer provides, including how KiwiSaver works. 

I don't sell products and I don't pressurise people.  I am not paid commission. 

I earn money by the employer agreeing to pay me for my sessions.

I offer practical information and advice based on 30 years of working in the financial services industry.  I have presented at workplaces (literally) hundreds of times.

I am a fully qualified Authorised Financial Adviser.    I want to make a difference, while I am still young enough to do so, by offering affordable, engaging and truly independent financial advice.  

No, really.

TIFANZ opens on 4 July 2013. 

Let me know what you think.  Feedback is welcome.

All the very best

Austin