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The #1 thing on their mind before they book: Unsure whether their current super structure matches their retirement income needs. Every piece of content below addresses it.
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Offer: Free SMSF suitability and retirement clarity meeting for Australians 50+ across south east Queensland. The first step is a free call, followed by a free discovery meeting if there's enough to look at properly.
Thanks for booking your free first call and discovery meeting with us. I know a decision like this sits with people for a while before they pick up the phone, so before anything else, a quick rundown of how the next bit works.
Take the meeting itself first. It's a conversation, not a pitch. One of our advisers will sit down with you, get a feel for where you're at, what you've built in super, and what you're actually trying to sort out before you stop working. Maybe that's the SMSF question, maybe it's how your super's structured, maybe it's just wanting one clear plan across the whole picture. If an SMSF suits the life you're planning, they'll tell you. If it doesn't, they'll tell you that too. We're fee-based and we take no commissions on super or investments, so there's no version of this where we talk you into a product. You'll get a straight answer in plain English, and you're free to walk away with it.
Over the next few days you'll get a couple of short emails from us. They're not spam, and they're not a campaign designed to wear you down. Each one just answers a question most people have before they come in, so you can turn up already up to speed.
Now have a look at the clips below this one. They're short, and each one tackles something we hear a lot. Is an SMSF too complex to bother with. Do the advice fees end up stacking on top of each other. Can you do all of this by video if you're up the Gold Coast. And the big one, does any of this turn into a product pitch in the end. Watch the ones that sound like your situation. The more you've thought through beforehand, the more time the adviser can spend on what's specific to you instead of covering the basics.
That's it. No pressure from us, and nothing's locked in. We'll see you at the meeting, and if a question pops up before then, you've got our number. Looking forward to it.
This is probably the question that brought you here, so let me take it head on. A self-managed fund gives you more control, and with that comes trustee responsibilities, record-keeping and a few rules you can't ignore. For some people that's a fair trade for the control they get, and for others it's more work than the benefit is worth. The difference comes down to your situation, not a rule of thumb.
There's a reason it's worth asking us in particular. Our advisers aren't paid more if you set one up, because we take no commissions on super or investments. So when one of them looks at whether an SMSF suits you, the answer isn't tilted by what we'd earn. They'll weigh what you're trying to do, how hands-on you actually want to be, and what you already hold, then tell you plainly whether the structure pulls its weight for you or whether something simpler does the same job with less fuss.
And it's a credentialed view, not a guess. Our founder, George Iacovou, has been advising from Springwood for more than 16 years and holds an AQF Level 8 qualification, so the SMSF question gets assessed by a practice that genuinely knows the structure rather than one that's keen to sell it.
Bring your real situation to the meeting. The adviser will tell you straight whether an SMSF is worth the extra moving parts for you, or whether it isn't.
It's a fair worry, so let me put the numbers on the table the way we do before any work starts. A written retirement plan is a one-off fee between $3,300 and $6,600, and where you land in that range depends on how complex your situation is. If you decide you want us reviewing things each year after that, ongoing advice starts from $1,650 a year and it's fixed. The fee is quoted to you in writing before we do a thing, so nothing arrives as a surprise.
What matters more than the figures is what isn't in them. We take no commissions on super or investments, and we don't charge a percentage of your balance. So as your super grows, the fee doesn't creep up alongside it, and nothing in how we get paid nudges an adviser toward one product over another. You're paying for the advice, full stop, not for the privilege of someone clipping a slice of your money.
Think about what a structuring decision this close to retirement is actually worth getting right. How your super's set up, whether an SMSF fits, how your income gets drawn down later. Those are calls you mostly make once. A fee you can see in writing, with no incentive tugging at the answer, tends to look small against the cost of getting the structure wrong.
If you want it laid out line by line, raise it in the meeting and the adviser will walk you through exactly what the fee covers.
Short answer, yes. Plenty of the people we help are spread across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Logan, and not everyone wants to drive to Springwood for a first conversation. So the free first call and the discovery meeting can happen by video, by phone, or in person at our Springwood office, whichever actually suits you.
Doing it remotely doesn't water anything down either. The adviser still works through your super, your timeline and the SMSF question the same way they would across a desk, and you can have your statements and your partner on the call with you just as easily from your kitchen table. For a lot of couples it's genuinely easier, because you can both be there without anyone taking half a day off.
When you book, just let us know which way you'd prefer, and the team will set it up. If you'd rather come in and meet face to face once things are moving, that's always open too.
If you're sceptical here, you've earned it. Most people who've been near financial advice have felt the gentle steer toward a particular fund or product, and there's usually a reason for the steer sitting in how that adviser gets paid.
So let me be specific about how we're set up. We're fee-based, and we take $0 in commissions on super or investments. There's no product we're trying to move and no commission waiting at the end of a recommendation. When an adviser looks at whether you should set up an SMSF, restructure your super, or leave things exactly where they are, the answer comes down purely to what fits the income you'll need and the life you're planning.
You don't have to take our word for it either. The practice holds a 5.0 Google rating across 55 reviews, which is the kind of record you tend to build by telling people the truth rather than selling them something. And in the meeting itself, if your situation doesn't need ongoing advice, the adviser will say so. That's the whole point of the first two steps being free, you get to find out where you stand before you commit to anything.
If you want, ask the adviser in the meeting to show you exactly how the fee-based model works in practice. They're happy to.
Subject: For your Great Advice meeting
Preview: A short list so the first conversation stays useful.
Send: Immediately after booking
Hi there,
Thanks for booking a time with Great Advice.
You don't need to have everything perfect before the first call. If you have recent super statements, a rough idea of when you'd like to stop work and any questions about SMSF control, bring those along.
The first conversation is there to work out whether a deeper discovery meeting makes sense. If it does, George can tell you what to gather next.
Talk soon,
Great Advice
Subject: SMSF curiosity is a good starting point
Preview: The better question comes before setup.
Send: One day after booking
Hi there,
A lot of people start with "Should we set up an SMSF?"
The better starting point is "Would an SMSF improve our retirement plan?"
That keeps the focus where it belongs. Income after work, control, investment risk, Age Pension rules, fees and the amount of responsibility you're comfortable taking on.
If an SMSF belongs in that picture, the structure can be discussed. If it doesn't, you still leave with a clearer retirement question.
Great Advice
Subject: How the fee conversation works
Preview: You won't be asked to approve advice work without a quoted fee.
Send: Two days before meeting
Hi there,
Great Advice quotes fees in writing before advice work starts.
The first call and discovery meeting are free. If a written retirement plan makes sense after that, the scope and fee are put on the table before you decide.
That keeps the decision practical. You can weigh the advice cost against the value of the retirement choices being made.
Great Advice
Subject: Before we speak
Preview: A simple way to frame the call.
Send: Morning of meeting
Hi there,
Before the call, think about the one retirement question you most want answered.
Maybe you want to know when you can stop work. Your current super fund may feel due for review, or an SMSF may be worth exploring.
Bring that question and we'll start there.
Great Advice
Subject: The SMSF question people ask too late
Preview: Setup isn't the first decision.
Send: Newsletter week 1
Most SMSF conversations start in the wrong place.
People ask whether they can set one up. The real retirement question is whether the extra control helps them live better after work.
That means looking at super balances, income needs, investment choice, fees, tax, Age Pension rules and trustee responsibility in one view.
If you're in your 50s or early 60s and SMSF curiosity keeps coming up, treat it as a planning prompt. It may be the right structure, or it may be a distraction. Either way, the decision deserves a plan before paperwork.
Subject: Control has a cost
Preview: SMSFs can be useful when the trade-off suits the person.
Send: Newsletter week 2
Control is the reason many people become interested in SMSFs.
They want more say over investments and a closer connection between super and the retirement they can picture. Some want property or a more tailored investment approach.
Control also brings duties. Trustees have to understand the rules and keep the fund on the right side of them.
That doesn't make SMSFs bad. It means they should be recommended because they fit the plan, not because they sound sophisticated.
Subject: You don't need to drive for the first retirement question
Preview: Video first can be enough to decide whether to go deeper.
Send: Newsletter week 3
For many Gold Coast clients, the first barrier to advice is practical.
They know they need to talk through retirement, super or Age Pension rules, but they don't want a long drive before they even know if the adviser is the right fit.
Great Advice works with Gold Coast clients by video, phone and from the Springwood office. The first call is free, and the discovery meeting is free too.
That means the early decision can stay simple: is there enough here to build a written plan?
Subject: Fees in dollars
Preview: A retirement advice fee should be clear before work starts.
Send: Newsletter week 4
Advice fees should be clear.
Great Advice quotes the fee in writing before advice work starts. A one-off retirement plan is listed at $3,300 to $6,600, while ongoing advice starts from $1,650 a year, fixed.
Those numbers aren't the starting point of the conversation. The starting point is whether advice is needed and what decisions have to be made.
Clear fees make that decision easier.
Subject: Super fits inside the plan
Preview: Retirement income needs more than a fund choice.
Send: Newsletter week 5
Super matters because it's often the biggest retirement asset outside the family home.
Even so, the whole plan is bigger than super.
A retirement plan also has to deal with spending, investment risk, Age Pension rules, aged care possibilities, insurance and the timing of work slowing down.
That's why SMSF suitability should sit inside the retirement plan. The structure should serve the life, not the other way around.
Every asset above plugs into one place in this flow. Once it's running, the only thing you see is qualified bookings on your calendar.
We handle every piece of the build, deployment, and the first 30 days of campaign management. You film, we run.
If yours isn't here, it's the first thing we'll cover on the call.
