Today I’m speaking with Paul Benson from the Financial Autonomy podcast. Paul is a tertiary-educated financial planner with over 20 years of experience. We talk about the role of a financial planner and Paul gives us some real-life examples of how financial planners are able to assist us with our FIRE journeys.

Some of the topics in today’s episode include:

• What exactly is a financial planner?
• Why do financial planners have a bad rep in the FIRE community?
• How much does a financial planner actually cost and what should you expect for that fee?
• How do financial planners get paid and how do you tell a good financial planner from a bad one?
• If someone already has a dialled-in FIRE plan, where is the value in paying a financial planner?
• How to find a good financial planner. Is there a financial planner directory in Australia?
• What questions should you ask and what to avoid when choosing a financial planner?

Links

• Financial Autonomy website
• Financial Autonomy podcast
• ASIC Financial Advisers Register
• Financial Planning Association of Australia

www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast