Is Mike Beal, your Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, the right fit for you?
If you are a Diligent saver who has accumulated investment/retirement assets of $500,000 or more who is about to retire or who has retired then we may be able to assist.

The initial consultation fee is $350 + GST. There is a Japanese proverb 'There is nothing more expensive than something free.' For Mike to come and see you there are communications back and forth, there is preparation work prior to our meeting, for example, Mike sends out various information and asks for information from you so as to get a better picture of your situation so that the time together does indeed add value, there is an appt which will generally take 1-1.5 hours, after this Mike must complete diary notes and do further research.  After this Mike will send you an executive summary that will provide for indicative ideas for your consideration - even if we are not an exact fit - at the very least you will have some good strategies for you to consider.  Hence, it's at least half a day's work for Mike to see you, thus we charge a fee accordingly.

The fee to produce a ‘Statement of Advice’ ranges from $3000 for simple advice to $20,000 for complex advice, although the average fee tends to be around $5,000.  This fee can, in some cases, be paid from your superannuation balance so you can plan your future now without having to affect your personal cash flow.

Ongoing advice fees are paid for regular reviews, reports, newsletters, portfolio re-balancing and so on.  The ongoing advice fee depends upon the number of hours spent to manage portfolios, some clients will have more complex needs. This flat annual fee will be determined according to the anticipated hours to manage the portfolio.

Regulation and Compliance!  As Financial Planners we have seven different regulators.  This means, for us to provide compliant advice, regardless of the advice, it takes us at least 30 hours to provide and implement advice - however, this can be substantially more, in many cases it can take us 50 to 100 hours to provide and implement the advice.  Further, the costs of being a financial planner in Australia are increasing constantly, for example, regulator fees, licensee fees, educational fees, professional indemnity fees, IT fees, and compliance costs.  Unfortunately this means it is very difficult to service smaller investment balances or younger people seeking advice - and of course, in many cases, these are the people who need the advice the most.  The time taken to provide advice relating to a $50,000 investment is identical to the time taken to provide advice relating to a $5,000,000 investment.  In fact, it can often be more labour-intensive to structure advice for the lower balance as they are more likely to be younger and therefore require advice on other aspects such as personal insurances, savings plans, debt management, budgeting and so on.Ongoing advice fees are paid for regular reviews, reports, newsletters, portfolio re-balancing and so on.

The ongoing advice fee depends upon the number of hours spent to manage portfolios, some clients will have more complex needs. This flat annual fee will be determined according to the anticipated hours to manage the portfolio.

Mike Beal Pty Ltd (ABN ABN No) is a corporate authorised representative (CAR), number 622274, trading as Mike Beal Financial Planning and is authorised to provide financial services on behalf of Charter Financial Planning Limited (ABN 35 002 976 294, Australian Financial Services Licensee 234665, Level 22, 33 Alfred Street, Sydney, NSW 2000) (Charter Financial Planning). Charter have a dedicated team of advisers, paraplanners and support staff. Charter Financial Planning is a Professional Partner of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is fully committed to the FPA’s Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct. Charter Financial Planning is also a Corporate Member of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Professional indemnity insurance is maintained by Charter Financial Planning and Mike Beal Pty Ltd to cover advice, actions and recommendations which have been authorised by Charter Financial Planning and provided by Mike Beal.

'NOTE: whilst the underlying licensee is Charter Financial Planning  please note that Mike will recommend the most appropriate product for your circumstances.  Mike will place your interest first.

Mike has over 20 years experience in financial planning including Senior Financial Planner roles at both ANZ and Westpac.

Mike has been self-employed since 2014.

Experience is important and so are qualifications – Mike has achieved Advanced Financial Planning Diplomas in both New Zealand and Australia, has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and has completed his Masters Degree in Financial Planning.