CFV Advisory - Wealth and Financial Planning

If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family know what to do?

It's a difficult question—but one worth asking.

Estate planning is about more than deciding who receives your assets. It's about making sure your family isn't left trying to work everything out during an already difficult time.

For families with children, some of the basics include:

📄 A Will — to set out how your estate should be dealt with.
⚖️ Power of Attorney — so someone you trust can manage your affairs if you're unable to.
💰 Beneficiary nominations — particularly for superannuation, which may not be controlled by your Will.

These documents aren't something you should organise once and forget.

Your family changes. Your assets change. Your circumstances change.

Good estate planning means making sure your arrangements keep up.

Don't wait until you need these documents to discover they're missing or out of date.

General advice only. Consider whether it's appropriate for your circumstances and speak to a licensed adviser and qualified legal practitioner.

Received an inheritance? Don’t feel pressured to make big decisions straight away.

An inheritance can create opportunities, but it can also bring emotional pressure, family expectations and difficult financial decisions.

The ebook recommends a simple sequence:

PAUSE → PROTECT → PLAN → PLACE

Before investing, spending, lending money or making major decisions, take the time to understand what you’ve inherited and what you want it to achieve.

Cash, property, shares, superannuation and business interests can each require very different decisions.

💬 If you’ve recently received an inheritance, what are you most unsure about?

Send us a DM with your question.

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Last chance to vote 🗳️

Voting for the Financial Standard FS Power50 2026 closes tomorrow at 5pm.

Over the past three weeks, the support for our Director, Victor Idoko, has been humbling. Whatever tomorrow brings, thank you. It's a privilege to do this work for the families and business owners who trust us with it.

If you haven't voted yet, there's still time.

🔗 https://www.financialstandard.com.au/fspower50
Voting closes Thursday, 3 September at 5pm.

There are five retirement questions almost every Australian professional eventually needs to answer.

The problem is that many people wait until their 50s or 60s before asking them.

❓ When can I actually access my super?
❓ How much can I put into super?
❓ What's the difference between super and a pension account?
❓ Will we receive the Age Pension?
❓ Will our retirement income be taxed?

These questions don't need complicated explanations.

Clarity reduces fear.

Understanding the rules, the numbers and the potential traps gives you the confidence to make better decisions while you still have time to plan.

Which one of these questions have you wondered about?

Three days left to vote. 🗳️

A huge thank you to everyone who has already supported our Director, Victor Idoko, in the Financial Standard FS Power50 2026.

This nomination reflects more than ten years of helping families and business owners make confident decisions at the moments that matter most. That's the work we're proud of, and the nomination is a reflection of it.

If Vic or the CFV team has made a difference to you, we'd be grateful for your support before voting closes.

🔗 Vote here : https://www.financialstandard.com.au/fspower50

Some of the most important retirement questions are the ones families avoid asking.

How much is enough?

When can we actually retire?

How much can we spend without running out?

What happens if markets fall early in retirement?

And is our super doing enough to support the life we want?

These aren't questions that should wait until retirement is around the corner.

The earlier you understand where you stand, the more time you have to make adjustments and create options.

Avoidance costs. Clarity creates choices.

💬 What's the retirement question you've always wanted to ask?

Aged care can feel overwhelming—especially when you're trying to understand it for a parent.

Many Australian families only start learning about the system when care is suddenly needed.

That's often when decisions need to be made quickly.

Taking the time to understand the basics beforehand can help you and your family feel more prepared.

You don't need to predict what will happen or have every detail worked out.

Start by understanding the system, the options available and the financial considerations that may come with them.

The best time to understand aged care is before you need it.

Have you started the conversation with your parents?

If you're in your 40s, aged care planning may be more relevant to you than you think.

You may not be planning for your own aged care yet—but you could already be making decisions that affect your parents and your family's future.

Starting the conversation early can help you understand the Australian aged care system, prepare financially and, most importantly, create more options when decisions need to be made.

Because when a parent suddenly needs care, families often have to make important financial decisions under pressure.

Planning ahead can give you time to understand the choices available and consider how those decisions fit into your own financial plans.

You're not just planning for your parents. You're buying options for your family's future.

Have you had the aged care conversation with your parents yet?