

Empower Your Financial Future
Building a Brighter Tomorrow
About Me
Craig Hardy
AFP®, MAppFin, GradDipFinPlan, GradCertFin, AdvDipFS(FP), JP
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Financial Planner since 2005 – finance industry since 2003
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Associate Member of Financial Planning Association (FPA) since 2010.
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NSW Justice of the Peace – Reg No: 197371
Me & my approach:
Planning for a successful retirement can be confusing, so I am passionate about making things as simple as possible. I try to take the jargon and complexity out of the often confusing financial services industry, so that my clients can enjoy the Bright Future that they desire.
I always start the planning process by getting to know my clients, both financially and personally, to truly understand what matters to them. From there, we work together to set their individual and/or financial goals, and develop strategies to achieve these.
Having worked in finance for the past 20 years & in financial planning for 18+ years, I’ve seen the impacts of recessions and major market crashes, like the 2008 global financial crisis and COVID19. That’s why planning for both the good & the bad times is fundamental to the advice I provide.
Since joining State Super Financial Service/Stateplus/Aware Super in 2010, I have built a strong knowledge of both NSW and Commonwealth defined benefit schemes such as State Super Scheme (SSS), State Authorities Super Scheme (SASS), Police Super Scheme (PSS), Commonwealth Super Scheme (CSS) and Public Super Scheme (PSS). I also have a good understanding of the large industry funds and the more recent public sector schemes such as First State Super/Aware Super, QSuper/Australian Retirement Trust and the Public Sector Super Accumulation Plan (PSSap).

How Can I Help
Before retirement

Approaching retirement can be a daunting prospect. I can help you:
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Take the complexity out of the superannuation system and wider financial services industry
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Maximise your defined benefit super fund
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Build assets towards retirement
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Decide when to retire/time your retirement to get the most out of your super and minimise tax paid
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Transition to retirement
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Set-up a post-retirement income stream
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Optimise Centrelink to potentially gain an additional income source
After retirement

You worked too long and too hard to get where you are. In retirement, it’s all about using what you have accumulated to live the way YOU want. I can assist in:
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Making the most of your assets to meet your goals
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Invest tax effectively to help your money last
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Generate a reliable post-retirement income stream
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Rebalance your portfolio
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Manage investment risks
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Manage any withdrawals for those unexpected things that life throws at you
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Optimise the benefits you receive from Centrelink
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Possibly leave a legacy
Area of expertise

I could help you with the followings:
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Retirement planning including superannuation and income streams
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Centrelink/Dept. Vet. Affairs strategies
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Managed investments
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Public sector defined benefit schemes
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Redundancy
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Estate planning
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Tax minimisation
Get In Touch
Address: PO Box 253, BALLINA NSW 2478
Mobile: 0401 822 215