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An Advice Network for Australians

Providing a comprehensive range of financial advice

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About Us


Australian Advice Network (AAN) is a financial services licensee that has been built to provide consumers with the advice they have been asking for and deserve.

To act in the clients ‘best interest’ is a legal requirement and to augment and demonstrate our commitment to this, AAN has negotiated discounts with a number of providers to reduce unnecessary costs in administration and funds management.

Further, AAN as a privately owned licensee, has no financial relationship with or interest in any product provider. The only fees charged to clients are agreed and disclosed annually.

It’s who we are

01.

Ethos

To make a meaningful and positive difference in our client’s lives.

02.

What we do

Provide quality financial advice that clients have been asking for and deserve.

Does this mean AAN is independent?

  1. Under the Section 923a of the Corporations Act, to be independent you must receive no commissions from any provider and AAN does receive commissions on insurance products.  Under the Life Insurance Framework (LIF), commissions are the same no matter which provider is used and as such play no real part in the selection of who we would recommend however this means we do not qualify to use the terms ‘independent’.
  2. AAN does have access to most product providers and through a vigorous selection process, have filtered that list (mainly on the investment side) to providers that our investment committee believe will deliver results in the medium to long term.

The directors and shareholders of AAN are the owners of the underlying practices and all have extensive experience in the advice profession.  The directors recognise that our clients expect their advisers to:

  • hold appropriate qualifications.
  • have the technical skills to provide best practice advice.
  • have the life experience to help them through lifes’ challenges and opportunities.
  • have the business and staff resources to deliver on their service promises.

If you are a client looking for quality advice from professional qualified advisers who offer transparency and real value for money then AAN has an adviser that will suit you.

In a very busy world, our job is to take financial stress away from our clients and give them more time to focus on enjoying their lives and their loved ones.

Our Core Values


Australian Advice Network members’ mantra is making a meaningful positive difference in our client’s lives. We do this through:

  • Only working with clients we know we can help,
  • Sourcing and providing quality professional advice across all facets of a clients financial life, and
  • Sustaining a business ethic that always places the clients’ interests and needs at the centre of the advice.

Our stringent education and compliance requirements serve to ensure clients receive advice from competent professionals working with diligence and integrity.

Our Firms

Australian Advice Network is made up of two like-minded advisory firms.

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RFS Advice

Gold Coast, QLD
07 5575 7689

RFS Advice is an integrated advice business that provides tailored strategies in wealth creation and management through efficient use of income and capital appreciation.

Their ongoing success has to be based on improving their clients’ net asset position.

“We believe that we are only successful if we are making a material difference in their client’s lives. We want to be there when all the hard work pays off and our clients reach that ‘Work is optional’ decision.”

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Guide Financial

Maroochydore, QLD
07 5575 7689

Guide Financial are your guide, advocate and coordinator on your financial journey. They provide an informed perspective and the tools to celebrate with you as you achieve your goals, support you through the difficult times, and challenge you to make the decisions that support your goals.

Our aim is to provide you with financial certainty and lift the substantial burden of managing your finances alone as we understand the implications it can have when one small component is overlooked.

Our Team

The board of directors and operations staff who believe in building for the future.

Troy Theobald
B.BUS, CFP, ADIP FP.

Director

Bradley Wall
B.BUS, ADIP FP, CFP
DIRECTOR
Darko Zigic
MFP, GradDip FP, Dip FS (FP), Dip IT.

Director

Marc Venter
B.BUS ADip FP CFP

DIRECTOR

Greg Black

B.Econ., Dip FP

DIRECTOR

Courtneay Smith
B.BUS, CPA

Licensee Manager

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