A financial plan is a personalised written document which sets out your goals, your current situation, your attitudes towards money and risk and which recommends strategies in the areas of wealth creation, wealth management and wealth protection. It is a "living" document, in that it should evolve with your life-stage and be updated from time to time as you and your needs evolve and mature.
 

We can recommend investments for you to look after yourself or a portfolio that we can manage for you. In recommending investments we consider your goals, your current situation and your attitudes towards money and risk.
 

We can review your existing portfolio, provide investment advice, or answer general queries about financial matters. If requested, we can provide professional, personalised advice on all aspects of wealth creation, wealth management and wealth protection.
 

Your Moneymax financial adviser can help you plan your retirement by calculating how much money you will need to provide a comfortable lifestyle when you retire. Your retirement plan will look at how much you need to save to reach your retirement goals and where to save, including recommendations on investing in a KiwiSaver scheme as well as alternatives which are complementary to KiwiSaver.

Wealth creation is the process of increasing your net wealth over time with the aim of using that wealth to achieve your life goals. The key components to wealth creation are:

• Planning what you want to do with your money
  
• Saving more through increasing your income and reducing your outgoings
  
• Investing your savings appropriately
  
• Systemising your money management

If you don't know where you are going you'll never get there! Planning how you want to spend your money, whether it is for your children's education, an overseas holiday or for your retirement, gives you the motivation to create wealth rather than allowing your money to disappear on small, low value items that are probably unnecessary.

Research shows that people who don't have a clear goal in mind when they save are more likely to withdraw their savings rather than letting them accumulate.
Moneymax can help identify ways of saving, investing and systemising your money management so that you automatically create wealth.
 

We can take care of your investment portfolio for you. We will recommend investments for you, manage all the paperwork, provide quarterly reports and end of year tax reporting.

If you have spent time working and saving hard and investing wisely to build up a nest egg you don't want to lose it again through the effects of inflation or poor investment decisions.

Moneymax can help you plan how to manage your wealth so that your life goals can be met – whether that means being able to cut down on the hours you work, retire early, provide income for a comfortable retirement or go on a world tour. We will work with you to:

• Identify your needs
  
• Recommend specific investments
  
• Manage your investment portfolio if required

Our recommendations will usually be documented in a financial plan that is tailored to your needs.
 

Life doesn't always go according to plan. Redundancy, illness or premature death are threats to your wealth and your ability to provide for your partner and children. You can choose to carry these risks yourself or to pass them on to someone else by way of insuring your life, your health or your income and by building up an emergency fund.

Looking after your family also means making sure you have an up-to-date will, protecting your assets from relationship property claims and planning the way in which your assets will be passed on to your beneficiaries.

Moneymax can help identify the risks and issues that you face and put you in touch with expert assistance to deal with them.
 

Your Moneymax wealth coach is a financial planner who guides you in the wealth creation process so that you can manage your wealth in order to achieve your life goals. Coaching is based on regular meetings aimed at helping you develop your own financial plan and strategies for wealth creation using our coaching workbooks and templates.

If you are living from payday to payday - or if you wish to achieve financial freedom through wealth creation - your Moneymax coach will get you on track. (See our Moneymax Coach website www.moneymaxcoach.com)
 

For Over 60's, Moneymax can advise you on whether a Home Equity Release Loan is right for you. We can give you all the information you need to make an informed decision, including the estimated value of your loan and your house over a period of time.
Need to do up the house? Buy a new car? Travel to see the family?

If you are over 60, a Home Equity Release Loan can let you release some of the value you have built up in your home without having to move. There are no payments to make during your lifetime and the loan will usually only be repaid when you die or move into long term care.

At Moneymax we can advise you on whether a Home Equity Release Loan is right for you. We can give you all the information you need to make an informed decision, including the estimated value of your loan and your house over a period of time.

For a free information pack or a free consultation with one of our advisers call 0800 273 847.