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Building your profession and balancing work and play.

At the height of your career and considering the future.

Retirement is here and you’re enjoying your golden years.

Paying down your debts, such as a credit card or personal loan.

You are focused on saving for big events like buying your first home.

Understanding what insurance you need to protect yourself and loved ones.

Maximising your retirement savings and paying down debt.

Thinking about downsizing.

Still working hard but you want to find a better work life balance.

You want to help your family members with a financial head-start.

It may be time to downsize. The family home has more space than needed.

With plenty of years left in retirement, you want to ensure your money lasts.

Think about ways to stay in control of your cashflow and reduce expenditure.

Meet your payment obligations and pay extra when you can.

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Purchase that big ticket item you have been saving for.

Play it safe and budget. You don’t want to overcommit.

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You might go it alone and try to work this out yourself.

You might have insurance in your super, but you’re not too sure.

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Sticking to the same strategies you have had, although your goals may have changed over time.

Minimise your spendings to maximise your retirement savings.

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Stay put for now. It’s hard to leave all those memories behind.

Move to a new place that better suits your current situation.

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Keep working hard and focus on your financial future.

Take a short break. That should be enough to feel refreshed.

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You hand out money when it’s needed. No question.

You want to help but you’re not sure you’ll have enough.

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Stay put and fill the empty rooms with more stuff that you want.

Put the house on the market and start looking for something smaller.

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Minimise spending to ensure you have enough for the rest of retirement.

Tracking your spending is not a priority for you.

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Digital advice

What you can get help with 
  • Super investments options
  • Super contributions
  • Insurance in super
Cost

No fee charged for the first 12 months for eligible members.1 Normally $88/year

 

How it works

If you're an existing customer without an adviser, we have a range of digital tools and calculators that could help you take full control of your super.      

 

The CFS guidance team will be able to check your eligibility and direct you on how to get started with our digital advice provider 'Otivo'*.

One-off advice

What you can get help with
  • Super
  • Pensions
  • Retirement
  • Personal investments
  • Insurance
  • Debt
  • Estate planning
Cost

Starting from $550.

 

 

How it works

Get a personalised financial plan on only the topics you need. Meet with a qualified financial adviser over video calls.

 

 

The CFS guidance team will direct you on how to get started over the phone.

Comprehensive advice

What you can get help with

 

All topics covered by One-off advice, plus:

  • Aged care
  • SMSFs
  • Employee share plans
  • Gearing
  • Defined benefit super
Cost

Costs for advice vary based on your needs and complexity.

 

How it works

Discuss your long-term financial goals with a dedicated financial adviser. They will provide tailored recommendations after a detailed review of your needs.

 

 

 

Our guidance consultants can help you

✓ We’ll talk you through which advice option could be right for you

✓ We can provide general advice about a range of different topics

✓ Talk to us at a time that's convenient for you

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*Rethinking Retirement Report, CFS, 2025, Page 3.

 

Guidance Consultants (General advice): Avanteos Investments Limited (AIL) (ABN 20 096 259 979, Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) 245531) and Colonial First State Investments Limited (CFSIL) (ABN 98 002 348 352, AFSL 232486). AIL and CFSIL are subsidiaries of Superannuation and Investments HoldCo Pty Limited ABN 64 644 660 882 (CFS). AIL and CFSIL are responsible for any general advice that either provides. AIL and CFSIL do not provide personal advice.

 

*Digital Advice: Otivo Pty Ltd (Otivo) (ABN 47 602 457 732 AFSL 485665) provides web-based digital advice on selected topics to members of FirstChoice Employer Super, FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super or FirstChoice Wholesale Pension. Otivo is a financial advice company that holds its own AFSL and is licensed to provide personal advice. This advice is provided under Otivo’s AFSL and not by AIL. Otivo is not part of the CFS group of companies. Otivo is responsible for any advice obtained through the Otivo platform. If you receive an advice service through Otivo, they will provide you with a copy of their Financial Services Guide (FSG).

 

One-off Advice: AIL and CFSIL have engaged Viridian Advisory Pty Ltd (Viridian Advisory) (ABN 34 605 438 042 AFSL 476223) to facilitate the provision of personal financial product advice under Viridian Advisory’s AFSL, as an agent of each of AIL and CFSIL. Viridian Advisory holds its own financial services licence and provides financial product advice under that licence. Viridian Advisory is not part of the CFS group of companies.

 

AIL and CFSIL advise that: any financial product advice you receive is provided by Viridian Advisory in its capacity as an agent of AIL or CFSIL, and not personally by AIL or CFSIL; Viridian Advisory is not an authorised representative of AIL or CFSIL under the AIL or CFSIL financial services licence; Viridian Advisory is only authorised by AIL and CFSIL to provide one-off or episodic financial product advice and not any other services; and AIL nor CFSIL does not stand behind or guarantee the capital value and/or performance of any investment you may make as a result of the advice you receive from Viridian Advisory. Any other services would be provided in Viridian Advisory’s personal capacity and not as AIL or CFSIL’s agent. If you receive an advice service through Viridian Advisory, they will provide you with a copy of their FSG.

 

Comprehensive Advice: Comprehensive advice is provided under the AFSL of your chosen financial adviser. If you locate an adviser on the CFS ‘find an adviser’ tool on our website, search results will only show financial advisers who have an agreement to distribute our products. CFS cannot endorse advisers on this list, so it's important you take the time to assess which adviser is best for you. To search for additional advisers, please refer to the ASIC MoneySmart website.

 

AIL is the trustee of the Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust ABN 26 458 298 557 and issuer of FirstChoice range of super and pension products. CFSIL is the responsible entity and issuer of products made available under FirstChoice Investments and FirstChoice Wholesale Investments.

 

Information on this webpage is provided by AIL and CFSIL. It may include general advice but does not consider your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or tax circumstances. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for our financial products at  https://www.cfs.com.au/tmd which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and FSG carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling us on 13 13 36.