Out of the box advice Align Financial's Darren Johns is no stranger to doing things differently. Here, the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year talks to Jamie Williamson about how straying from the norm and exploring the spiritual side of money helped him succeed.
 Listen to the new waveFrom starting his own business at the tender age of 25 to cutting through the saturated podcast market - nothing is holding Glen James back, and he kind ...  Embrace the journeyUniSuper private client adviser Nicky Dwyer CFP® is right where she wants to be - it just took her a little longer than she initially anticipated ...  Start how you want to finishJohn Dacker took out the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for being the highest achieving student in Semester 2 of the CFP Certification Program for 2018.  Believe in yourselfRaquel Netto CFP® is the seventh woman to win the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for being the highest achieving student in Semester 1 of the CFP Certification ...  From the ground upIn the late 1990s, Sue Dahn marched into a mid-tier accounting practice and did the unthinkable; taking a blank canvas and transforming it into a $5 billion ...  More than lifeFrom car yards to camper trailers, Jodie Douglas' journey to successful financial advice practice owner is like no other. Jamie Williamson writes.  Reality checkCelebrating 40 years in any job is a remarkable feat and to still love doing what you do after all those years is all the more impressive. Hillross Macarthur's ...  Moving on upFor an industry so intent on progression, little change has been achieved in recent years. The traditional archetype of a financial adviser still exists ...  Planning your futureRenowned management consultant and author Peter Drucker famously said that "culture eats strategy for breakfast". He also once said that organisations ...  A novel ideaCiting the author behind books turned major Hollywood productions like The Big Short and Moneyball as her biggest inspiration, Caboodle Financial Services ... |
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