ANZ Financial Planning is committed to helping women of all ages reach their financial goals. While nearly 100 per cent of women are confident about managing their day to day finances, many don't feel confident in investing or protecting their income or assets.*

Learning about growing your wealth and protecting your assets is a vital step for every woman.  But with so much responsibility resting on your shoulders, it helps to be able to rely on someone who can share the load.

That's where an ANZ Financial Planner can help. They make sense of wealth management and investing because they understand more than finance. At every stage of your life, an ANZ Financial Planner can help show you the way.

Things to consider when:

Starting out
The old saying 'time is money' applies to investing. So the sooner you start, the better off you can be. In fact, getting it right in the earlier stages of your working career can be like laying the foundation for your success later in life. Find out how an ANZ Financial Planner helped Jane on the road to achieving her goals (PDF 84kB)

Mid life

This is a time of reassessment for both you and your investments. From an investment perspective, you have the opportunity to look at what works and what doesn't. You may even want to start looking at enjoying the fruits of your labour or how you might like a life change, for example starting your own business or even winding down. Find out how an ANZ Financial Planner helped Rebecca after separating from her husband (PDF 120kB)

Later years

This should be where all your hard work begins to pay off. Investments may be at their maximum earning potential and your retirement plans should be meeting expectations. With the right financial plan in place you may be able to stop working and still maintain an excellent lifestyle. Find out how an ANZ Financial Planner helped Amanda to set up a nest egg for herself and grandkids before heading into semi-retirement (PDF 96kB)

Useful links

• Hear personal success stories from ANZ clients
• Find out more about ANZ Financial Planners
• Be money confident - get your finances in order 
• All about the money, honey - recipes for financial success
• Financial planning fact sheets

* ANZ Financial Planning "What Women Want" research project conducted by TNS, 2007.

ANZ Financial Planners are representatives of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, ABN 11 005 357 522, the holder of an Australian Financial Services licence.

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