The text is the new edition of what was previously titled Personal Finance which has been a market leading textbook in the area of financial planning for 10 years. As more and more Australians look to financial planners for information and guidance on investment opportunities, and short-term and long-term financial planning goals, this new edition reflects the financial planning industry need to ensure that its members are accredited and comply with industry recognised professional and ethical skills.
MARC OLYNYK is a Senior Lecturer in Financial Planning within the School of Economics and Finance at La Trobe University and has a signifi cant amount of experience working in a number of different positions within both academia and industry in the areas of superannuation and retirement planning, financial planning and accounting. Marc is currently responsible for coordinating the undergraduate and postgraduate fi nancial planning discipline at La Trobe University. Marc is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Financial Planning Association of Australia. He was previously a member of the Advisory Panel of the Personal Financial Planning and Superannuation segment of the CPA program and has been a regular contributor of examination questions in financial planning to both the CPA and the FPA.
MIKE KERRY is currently a Director of DeakinPrime. Prior to joining DeakinPrime he was a Senior Lecturer in Financial Planning in the Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University. Mike has been instrumental in the development and growth of both the undergraduate and postgraduate Financial Planning programs at Deakin University. He has also been extensively involved in the development of fi nancial planning curricula for the university’s commercial clients. Mike’s research interests include retirement planning and the use of computer-based technology to enhance planner–client communication. Mike has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Finance (Honours) from the University of Melbourne. Mike is also a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountants of Australia and a Financial Planning Specialist.