Solving the advice gap challengeBY BEN WALSH | FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024 8:00AM In today's evolving technology landscape, there is rapidly growing interest in leveraging digital solutions to address the various challenges, particularly in relation to financial advice.
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Passing the baton
LIAM ROCHE
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EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
Liam Roche's experience in customer relationships and paraplanning has set him up for success as a financial adviser. Now undertaking the Professional Year, the advice associate at Eureka Whittaker Macnaught tells Karren Vergara how a new breed of advisers is flying the flag.
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