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Contents

ExecutiveSummary.......................................................................................................................4

TheCostofPoorFinancialWellness.........................................................................................4

CurrentWorkplaceFinancialWellness.....................................................................................4

WhatDoesWellnessLookLike?...............................................................................................5

Methodology.................................................................................................................................6

DefiningFinancialWellness......................................................................................................6

ConstructionoftheIndex.........................................................................................................7

EmployerResults..........................................................................................................................8

EffectsonBusinesses................................................................................................................8

WhatcantheEmployersDo?....................................................................................................9

EmployerInterventionsCreateValue.....................................................................................10

HowBesttoCommunicatewithEmployees?.........................................................................11

WhatProgramsdoEmployersWant?.....................................................................................12

WellnessIndexResults................................................................................................................13

WorkplaceFinancialWellnessIndex.......................................................................................13

JourneytoFinancialWellness.................................................................................................14

FinancialLiteracy.....................................................................................................................16

GenderandFinancialWellness...............................................................................................17

WhatHappenswithAge?.......................................................................................................18

WhatDotheBandsLookLike?...................................................................................................19

FinanciallyUnwell...................................................................................................................19

RoomforImprovement..........................................................................................................21

OntheWaytoWellness.........................................................................................................23

FinanciallyWell.......................................................................................................................24

Superstars...............................................................................................................................25


ComponentsofWellness............................................................................................................26

Budgeting................................................................................................................................26

DebtManagement..................................................................................................................27

FinancialLiteracy.....................................................................................................................29

JobSecurity.............................................................................................................................30

Superannuation......................................................................................................................31

RiskManagement...................................................................................................................32

PlanningfortheFuture...........................................................................................................33

RoleoftheAdviser......................................................................................................................34

Appendices.................................................................................................................................35

Survey.........................................................................................................................................36

Demographic...............................................................................................................................44

CoreData.....................................................................................................................................47

AboutUs.................................................................................................................................47


Executive Summary The Cost of Poor Financial Wellness

• Inadditiontothesubstantialpersonalcosts,poorfinancialwellnessisamajordragonAustralianbusinesses,thetotalcostestimatedtobe$33billionperannum1.

• Employeeswholackfinancialwellnesstendtobemorestressed,asobservedbymorethanthreeinfiveemployers(63.3%)2.Asignificantnumberofemployersalsonotedpresenteeism(43.3%),lowmorale(30%),andabsenteeism(16.7%)asotherconsequencesofpoorfinancialwellness.

• Despitethecostsofpoorfinancialwellness,only15.2%ofthebusinessessurveyedhadimplementedafinancialwellnessprogram.

• Ofthosethathave,threeinfivesawanincreaseintheoverallfinancialwellnessoftheiremployeesoverthelastsixmonths.Thisissixtimestherateofimprovementofbusinesseswithoutafinancialwellnessprogram.

• Themajorityofemployersseeprogramstoimprovefinancialliteracyoftheiremployeesasveryvaluableorextremelyvaluable(62%).

Current Workplace Financial Wellness • Theoverallwellnessscoreforallrespondents(n=1,440)was49,indicatingthatthe

averagewellnessacrossAustraliaismoderate.• However,thereisalargespreadofresultsbetweenrespondents.6%ofrespondents

wereclassifiedasbeing“superstars”meaningtheyhaveexcellentfinancialwellnessand12%ofrespondentswere“financiallyunwell”indicatingthattheyareindesperateneedoffinancialhelp.

• Thereisaclearhierarchyofareasthathighlighta“journeytofinancialwellness”.Thisshowsthatassomeoneimprovestheirfinancialwellness,theytypicallystarttofocusonlonger-termgoals.Peopletendtodealwiththemosttopofmindfinancialissuesfirstastheseusuallycausemostfinancialworries.

• Financialliteracyunderpinsfinancialwellness,with95%ofthesuperstarshavingstrongorverystrongfinancialliteracycomparedtolessthan4%ofthefinanciallyunwell.

• MalesaretypicallymorefinanciallywellthanFemales,possiblyduetofactorssuchasworkplacediscrimination,wageceilingsandfinancialabusewithinrelationships.

• Agehaslittleeffectonthewellnessofeachindividual,indicatingthatfinancialwellnessisnotanabsolutemeasure,butratherisrelativetoeachindividual’ssituation.

1(PriceWaterhouseCoopers,2010)2Ofemployerswhoindicatedtheirworkplaceswellnesswasbelowexcellent


What Does Wellness Look Like?

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• Only6%ofthe‘FinanciallyUnwell’payofftheircreditcardregularly,21%indicated

theyspendmorethantheyearn• Twointhree‘RoomforImprovement’employeessavemoneyregularly,yetfewwere

confidenttheyhadadequateinsurance(12%)• Almostoneintwo(45%)whowere‘OntheirwaytoWellness’indicatedtheyhadset

specificfinancialgoals,andtwointhreehaveaveragefinancialliteracy• Morethan4in5‘FinanciallyWell’employeeshavenocreditcarddebtandoverhalf

havearetirementsavingsplan• ‘Superstars’scoredthetopscoreinmostsections,with90%havingaretirement

savingsplanand60%documentingtheirestateplan


FinancialWellness

Shorttermneeds

Reality

Longtermneeds

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Methodology Defining Financial Wellness Thereisnosingle,agreedupondefinitionforFinancialWellness,buttherearesomecommoncharacteristicsusedinpracticeinvariousprogramsandresearch.Priortothecommencementoftheproject,CoreDataconductedaliteraturereviewofthecurrentknowledgesurroundingfinancialwellness,andconcludedthattherewasaneedfora“multifacetedandholistic”approachwhendefiningfinancialwellness.Theindexneededtomeasureanemployee’scompletefinancialpictureandoverallfinancialhealth.

Findingsfromtheliteraturereviewhighlightedtheneedforadynamicmeasurethatcanchangethroughanindividual’slife,andneededtolookathowalloftheaspectsofanindividual’sfinanciallifefitstogethertodriveoverallfinancialwellbeing.

Forthepurposesofthisindex,FinancialWellnessmaybedefinedas:

• astateofbeinghealthy,happyandfreefromanyfinancialworriesandstressors• beingabletoliveyourdesiredlifestylefortherestofyourlifewithoutfinancial

anxietyorfear• havingaclearunderstandingoftheirfinancialsituationandhavingtheabilityto

livewithintheirfinancialmeans

TheFinancialWellnessNexus

Freefromfinancialstressandworry

Preparingforthefuture

Livingwithinmeans

Sufficientresourcesandfinancialresilience


Construction of the Index Theindexconsistsofarangeofkeycomponentssuchasbudgeting,levelofsavings,debtlevels,riskmanagementandplanningforthefuture.CoreDataselectedkeymetricsthatmeasurebothlongandshorttermfinancialneedsaswellasobjectiveandsubjectiveviewsofeachmeasure.

Theindexisscoredonarangefromzeroto100,wherezeroistheworstpossiblescoreand100isthebestpossiblescore.50isconsideredtobealevelof“moderate”wellness.

CoreDatahypothesisedthatpeople’sfinancialwellnessisnotsolelyreliantonfactorssuchasageandwealth.Financialwellnessshouldbereflectiveofeachindividual’ssituation,ratherthanameasureofwealthorconsumersentiment.

Additionally,asurveyofemployerswasruninparalleltotheIndexfieldworktomeasuretheeffectsofdifferinglevelsofwellnessintheworkplace.


Employer Results Effects on Businesses Oftheemployerswhoobservedalackoffinancialwellnessintheirworkplace,morethanthreeinfive(63.3%)couldidentifystressedemployees;43.3%noticedpresenteeism(unengaged/distractedemployees)and30.0%sawlowmorale.Lossinproductivityisamajorproblemforemployersacrossthecountryfaceandamajordragontheprofitabilityofbusinesses.AcrosstheAustralianeconomy,thecostofthesefactorsisapproximately$33billioneachyear3.

Whatimpactdoyouseeinworkplacebehaviourbecauseofthisfinancialstress?

Theselargenumbersofnoticeablystressed,unhappy,anddisengagedemployeeshighlighttheneedforeducationandfinancialplanningformoreAustraliansintheworkplace.Thesesignsshouldbeseenacryforhelp,asmanyemployersarenoticingnon-trivialrepercussionsfrompoorfinancialwellness.

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What can the Employers Do? Employersarenotpowerlesswhendealingwithpoorfinancialwellnessofemployees.Thegraphbelowhighlightsthedifferencebetweentheemployerswhohaveimplementedafinancialwellnessprograminthepastyearversusthosewhohavenot.Thosewhohaveimplementedafinancialwellnessprogrambelievetheirworkplacewellnesshasimproved(60%)orremainedthesame(40%).

Howwouldyousaythefinancialwellnessofyouremployeeshaschangedoverthepast6months?4

Incontrast,ofthosewhohavenotimplementedafinancialwellnessprogram,only10.7%claimtheirworkplace’sfinancialwellnesshasimprovedandthesamenumberbelievewellnesshasdecreased.Workplacesshouldbeconstantlyaimingtoimprovethefinancialwellnessoftheiremployees,asthereisno“finalstate”.Everyone’sfinancialsituationshouldbeconstantlymonitoredandcanalwaysbeimproved.

Theseimprovementshavematerialimpactsonmoraleandproductivityintheworkplace,aslevelsofengagement,productivityanddiscretionaryeffortarefivetimesloweramongstthosewithfinancialworries5.Additionally,accordingtotheAustralianPsychologicalSociety,a2014studyfoundthatfinancialissuesweretheleadingcauseofstressforoneintwoAustralians6.Theseresultsareworrying,highlightingtheneedforeducationintheworkplace.

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Employer Interventions Create Value EmployersandEmployeesbothderivevaluefromfinancialliteracyeducationwithintheworkplace.Morethanthreeinfiveemployersbelievethevaluetoemployeesoffinancialliteracyeducationaseitherextremelyvaluableorveryvaluable.Only7%ofemployersdidnotassociateanyvalueofthistypeoftrainingfortheiremployees.

Asshownlaterinthereport,financialliteracyunderpinsfinancialwellness,asthosewhoreporthavinghigherfinancialliteracytypicallyhavestrongerfinancialplansinplace.Thefindingsfromtheindexhavehighlightedthatfinancialliteracyisakeybarriertowellness,withthosewithpoorfinancialliteracyoftenfallingdownatthesimplestaspectsoffinancialwellnesssuchasbudgetinganddebtmanagement.

Whatvaluedoyouthinkyouremployeesgetfromhelpingthemdeveloptheirfinancialliteracy?

Becauseemployersfindtheseservicesvaluable,thereisacleargapinthemarketthatcanbefilledbyfinancialplannersbeingpresentintheworkplace.RemovingthefinancialliteracybarrierfrommanyAustralianswouldprovidethemthetoolstheyneedtoimprovetheirfinancialwellness.

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How Best to Communicate with Employees? Accordingtoemployers,themostvaluablewayforplannerstocommunicatewiththeiremployeesisthroughoneononesessionswithanadviser.Advisersareabletodeliverthemostvaluetoanemployeethroughoneononesessions,astheycanprovidepersonalisedadvice.

Whatvaluedoyouthinkyourmembersgetfromthefollowingservices?

Thevastmajority(89.7%)ofemployersbelieveoneononesessionswithanadviserareextremelyvaluableorveryvaluable.Theseresultsaresimilarthoseofthe2011studyconductedbyCoreData,where82.8%ofemployersindicatedthatoneononesessionswithemployerswereextremelyvaluableorveryvaluable.

Insayingthis,morethanhalfofemployerssawvalueinseminars,andover60%ratededucationaroundfinancialliteracyasvaluable.

Theseresultshighlighttheneedforconvenientfinancialadvicethatcanbeaccessedreadily.Locationandaccessibilityarekeybarrierstomanyreceivingfinancialadvice,andthusworkplaceadviserscanhelpbridgethegapforthosewhoareunadvised.Inaddition,workplaceadvisersareabletoprovidepersonalisedadviceinacosteffectivemanner.


What Programs do Employers Want? Themajorityofemployershaveindicatedthattheywouldliketoseemultipleservicesprovidedbyworkplacesuperadvisers.Inparticular,retirementplanningservicesandbudgetingservicesscoredhighly,withalmostsevenin10employersindicatingtheywouldliketheseservices.Thiscouldbeanindicationofwheremanyemployersareseeingday-to-dayfinancialstress,asmanyemployeespointtothecostoflivingasareasontheyshouldgetaraise.Thisisacommontrend,withTimemagazineindicatingthattwothirdsofrespondentstoPayScales’annualCompensationBestPracticesreportgavecostoflivingraises7.

Whatotherserviceswouldyouliketoseeprovidedbyworkplacesuperadvisers?

Retirementplanningisalsounsurprising,asmanyemployerswouldbeexposedtoemployeesworkingpasttheiridealretirement.Morethanoneintwoemployersalsowantfinancialliteracyprogramsintheworkplace.Financialliteracyprogramscanhaveamajorimpactonthewellnessofemployeesintheworkplace.Financialliteracyprogramsarethemosteffectivetoolthatworkplacesuperadviserscanusetoprovidelowcostadvicetoawideaudience.Thisalsohastheaddedbenefitofprovidingaclearpathtopurchasingadvice.

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Wellness Index Results Workplace Financial Wellness Index Theworkplacefinancialwellnessindexcomprisedofresultsfrom1,440Australianworkersfoundthattheaveragewellnessofemployeesacrossthecountrywas49.

WellnessIndex

Oneofthemostinterestingfindingsfromtheresearchwasthespreadofresults.Theminimumwellnessscorewas12whereasthemaximumwellnessscorewas86.Thelargespreadbetweenthebottomandtopresponseshighlightsthemajordifferencesamongworkers.

CoreDatahascategorisedpeopleinfivebandsbasedontheirwellnessscores,thesebandsareasfollows:

• ‘FinanciallyUnwell’:Respondentswhoscoredbelow35.(12%ofrespondents)• ‘RoomforImprovement’:Respondentswhoscoredbetween35and44.(27%of

respondents)• ‘OnthewaytoWellness’:Respondentswhoscoredbetween45and54.(29%of

respondents)• ‘FinanciallyWell’:Respondentswhoscoredbetween55and69.(26%of

respondents)• ‘Superstars’:Respondentswhoscored70orabove.(6%ofrespondents)

Typically,theFinanciallyUnwellandRoomforImprovementgroupsareinconsiderableneedofhelpwiththeirfinancialsituationandaccountforalmosttwoinfiveAustralians.Incontrast,thosewhoarefinanciallywellorhave‘Superstar’statustypicallyhavemostoftheirfinances


sorted,manyhavinglong-termplanssuchasfinancialgoalsandriskmanagementstrategies.AlmostthreeintenAustraliansare“onthewaytowellness”,havingadequatewellnessintheshortterm,throughgoodbudgetinganddebtmanagementhabits,howeverstilllackfinancialplanningskillandlongtermgoalsthatwouldleadthemtotruefinancialwellness.

TheseresultshighlightamajorcalltoactionformanyAustralians.

Journey to Financial Wellness Thereisaclearhierarchyofhigh-levelconceptsthatdefineeachwellnessbandandthereisaclearpathtobecomingmorefinanciallywell.Thosewhoaremostfinanciallyunwelltypicallyspendmorethantheyearn,haveuncontrolledbaddebtandarenotinapositiontoplanforthefuture.Forthoseindividuals,thepathtofinancialwellnessstartswithsimplysettingabudget.Fromthatstartingpoint,thatpersonwouldbeabletobringtheirbaddebtundercontrol,andthenlooktobuildlong-termgoals.

Incontrast,someonewhoismostfinanciallywell,typicallyhasalloftheirfinancialaffairsinplace.Forthoseindividuals,thekeyismonitoringandreviewinginvestmentsandfinancialplansonaregularbasis.

However,themajorityofpeoplefallwithintheextremes,wheretheycanbudgetproperly,somemayhavebaddebt,butthemajorityneedtobuildtheirfinancialliteracy.


Thegraphbelowillustratestheproportionofpeoplewhohavescoredabove50infivekeyareas,namely:BudgetingandExpenseManagement,Superannuation,FinancialKnowledge,RiskManagement,andPlanningfortheFuture8.

ProportionofWellnessBandsthatScoredabove50

Thosewhoarefinanciallyunwelltypicallydonotscorewellinanyarea,althoughsomehavetheirbudgetingontrack.Thosewhoareontheirwaytowellnesstypicallyhavetheirbudgetsontrack,butthemajoritylackfinancialknowledgeandriskmanagementplans.Thosewithsuperiorfinancialwellnesstendtoexcelinallareasandhavewelldevelopedplansforthefuture.

Thisnaturalprogressionhighlightstheclearpathtofinancialwellness,takingcareofshort-termneedsfirst,andthenlookingtosetlong-termgoalstoensurefinancialsecurityinthefuture.Theseresultscanempoweremployeestoimprovetheirfinancialsituation,asitshowsthereisalwayssomethingtheycanfocusontoimprovetheirsituation,withoutpresentingamaster“grandplan”thatdemotivatesthem.Asbestaspossible,advisersintheworkplaceneedtoempoweremployeestogetonthepathtowellness.

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Financial Literacy Thisresearchhighlightedthatakeydriveroffinancialwellnessintheworkplacewastherespondent’sfinancialliteracy.Thereisaclearcorrelationbetweenrespondentswhoindicatedthattheyhadstrongorverystrongfinancialknowledgeandtheirfinalwellnessscore.

Howwouldyourateyourfinancialknowledge?

Morethanoneintwofinanciallyunwellindividualsindicatedthattheyhadpoororverypoorfinancialknowledge,whereasnoonewithsuperiorfinancialwellness(i.e.Superstars)indicatedtheyhadpoorfinancialknowledge.

Furthermore,financialliteracydrovemuchoftheotheraspectsoffinancialwellness,suchasmanagementofbaddebt.Forexample,almost10%ofthosewhoscoredfinanciallyunwellindicatedthattheypaidlessthantheminimumamountontheircreditcardlastmonth,andonly6%indicatedtheypayofftheircreditcardinfulleverymonth.Incontrast,lessthan3%oftheSuperstarswereunabletopayofftheircreditcardlastmonth.

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Gender and Financial Wellness Adifferenceingenderwasshownintheresultsofthesurvey,withalmostoneintwomalesbeingconsideredfinanciallywell,comparedtolessthanoneinfourfemales.Theconversewasalsotrue,withlessthanonequarterofmalesbeingconsideredfinanciallyunwellorhavingroomforimprovement,comparedtoalmosthalfoffemales.

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Thisdifferencereflectsknownfinancialinequalitiesbetweenmalesandfemalesintheworkplace.Thismayalsobeindicativeofkeydifferencesbetweenmalesandfemalesintermsoffinancialdecision-makingandperceptions.Manyfemalesmaynotobjectivelybeinaworsefinancialsituationbutworryabouttheirfinances.Malestendtobemoreconfidentwhenitcomestofinancialdecisionmaking,regardlessofthelevelofobjectivefinancialliteracytheypossess.Thesedifferencesindicatethatfemalesneedtobeempoweredtotakecontroloftheirfinances,ratherthanavoidthediscussion.

PreviousresearchbyCoreDatahasshownthat70.3%offemalesinarelationshipfeelatleastsomewhatreliantontheirpartnerforfinancialsupport9.Themajorityoffemales(86%)managethehouseholdbudget;howeveronlytwoinfivehaveassetsintheirownname,reflectingthelatentvulnerabilitywomenfacefinancially.

“Ihavetoanswerwithregardtomymaritalstatus,sothereisnoobviousdistinctionbetweenmyhusbandandmyself.Ifeelabitmisrepresentedasaresult

ofhisbadhabits/poorfinancialdecisions.”-(Female,53,FinanciallyUnwell)

Itisimportanttorecognisethespecificchallengesthatfemaleemployeesfaceintheworkforce.Inparticular,careerpunctuation,wageceilingsanddiscriminationallaffecttheirfinancialwellness.Theseissuesneedtobeacknowledgedonacompanywidebasisinordertoimprovethefemalewellnessscore.

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What Happens with Age? Thegraphbelowisascatterplotoftherespondents’ageagainsttheirwellnessscore.Atallagesthereisconsiderablespread,withonlyaslightaverageincreaseinwellnesswithage.Thishighlightsthatatallagesitispossibletoachievefinancialwellnessanditshowsthateventhoseapproachingretirementcanstillbefinanciallyunwell.

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Thisprovidesachallengetoemployersandworkplacesuperannuationadvisers,asarenostrongdemographicpredictorsoffinancialwellness.Employersneedtobeproactiveinunderstandingthechallengesthatfaceeachspecificemployee,ratherthanmakingassumptionsabouttheentireworkplace.

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What Do the Bands Look Like? Financially Unwell Thosewhoarefinanciallyunwellscoredthelowestcategoryinmostquestionsinthesurvey.Typically,theystrugglewiththefirstbuildingblockstowellness,i.e.budgetinganddebtmanagement.Insayingthis,budgetingisthestrongestareaformostofthefinanciallyunwell,withanaveragescoreof40.4outof100inthissection,comparedto16.6intheplanningforthefuturesection.

Oneofthemostalarmingaspectsofthefinanciallyunwellistheirlevelofbaddebt.Only6%ofthosewhoarefinanciallyunwellconsistentlypayofftheircreditcard10and10%paidlessthantheminimumamountontheircreditcardlastmonth.Thesearealarmingstatistics,highlightingaconsiderablenumberofpeopleareindesperateneedofaneducationandsupport.

“TakingthisSurveyhasscaredmewitlessregardingmyfinances....”(Male,29,FinanciallyUnwell)

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Budgetingdoesnotgetmuchbetter,withmostnotsavingmoneyregularly.Almostoneintwo(46%)indicatedthattheydonotsaveanymoney,andmorethanoneinfive(21%)indicatedthattheyspendmorethantheyearn.

Duetothispoorbudgeting,almosttwointhreeexperiencedifficultywithpayingtheirbills:32%struggletopaytheirbills“reasonablyoften”,19%struggle“mostofthetime”while14%struggle“allofthetime”.Only3%ofthosewhoarefinanciallyunwellindicatedthattheydonotstruggletopaytheirbills.

Thefeaturesofthisgrouparequitedistinctfromtheothergroups.Inparticular,thisgroupisstressedandoverwhelmed,withalmostallofthosewhoarefinanciallyunwellindicatingthattheyarenotfinanciallysecureforthefuture(96%)andthevastmajorityindicatedtheirfinancesareoutofcontrol(91%).Inaddition,femalesareoverrepresentedinthisgroup,andmosthavepoorfinancialliteracy.Manyfeeltheycannotlivewithintheirmeans,andneedhelpwiththemostbasicfinancialplanningskills.


Room for Improvement Thosewhohave“RoomforImprovement”havereasonablebudgetingskills(averagescoreof53.8)andmosthavetheirdebtundercontrol.Themajority(67%)savemoneyregularly,andalmostoneinthreepaidofftheircreditcardinfulllastmonth11.Threein10(29.6%)paidmorethantheminimumamountontheircreditcard.Theremainderofthisgrouppaidtheminimumamountrequired(14.4%)orpaidlessthantheminimum(2.1%).

Thisgrouptypicallyhassomeanxietyabouttheirfinancialsituation,withthreeinfourindicatingthattheyfeeltheirfinancesareoutofcontrol.However,morethanhalfoftheserespondentsindicatedthattheydonotstruggletopaytheirbills12.Themajorityofthisgrouphaslaidthefoundationsingoodbudgetinganddebtmanagement,howeverneedsomehelpinmanagingtheirfinancialsituationtomovethroughthejourneytofinancialwellness.

Inaddition,themajorityofthisgroupwasunsurewhethertheyhaveadequateinsurance,withonly12%indicatingtheywereconfidentthattheyhadenoughlifeinsurancefortheirpartnerandthemselves.Poorriskmanagementisakeyfeatureofthosewhoarenotfinanciallywell,withlongtermplanningescapingmanyinthisgroup.

Financialliteracyisakeybarriertofinancialwellnessforthisgroup.Themajorityoftheserespondentsindicatedthattheyhadaveragefinancialknowledge,withalmostthreein10(28%)indicatingthattheyhavepoororverypoorfinancialknowledge.

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Manypeopleinthisgroupcouldbenefitinstantlyfromfinancialadvicesolelyfromrearrangingtheirfinances.46.1%ofpeopleindicatedthattheydidnotpayofftheircreditcardinfulllastmonth,and33.2%indicatedthattheydonotsaveanymoney.Thiswouldimplythatsomepeopleinthisgroupareputtingmoneyaside,butarenotpayingofftheircreditcardbillinfull.Affordablefinancialadvicewouldallowmanyofthesepeopletoimprovetheirfinancesdramatically,asitisclearmanypeopleinthiscohortneedasmallamountofguidancetogettheirfinancesbackontrack.


On the Way to Wellness Thisgrouptypicallyhasshort-termobjectivesundercontrolbutstillstruggleswithsettingandachievinglong-termfinancialgoals.Typically,thisgrouphasgoodbudgetingpractices,withmorethanthreeinfivehavingaspecifiedbudget,andonlyonein10indicatingthattheystruggletopaybillsreasonablyoften,ormoreoften.

Someinthisgroupstilldonotmeetcreditcardrepayments,asoneinfourpaidmorethantheminimumamountlastmonth,butlessthanthefullamount,and6%paideithertheminimumamountorlessthantheminimum.Morethanhalf(52%)havesetspecificfinancialgoals,indicatingthatmosthavemovedpastshorttermgoals,andlooktotryandsecureafinanciallysecurefuture.However,themajoritystilldonothaveadequateriskmanagementstrategiesinplace,with88%indicatingtheydonothaveariskmanagementstrategy.ThismeansthatthemajorityofAustraliansareexposedtosuddenandunexpectedevents.

“Thefeesthatfinancialadviserstakearehugethereforecannotaffordtogettheadvice…”-(Female,51,OntheWaytoWellness)

Thisgroupcouldbenefitfromfinancialadvicebygaininghelpinsettingplansforthefuture,especiallyinareasthatareeasytoputoff,suchasriskmanagement,estateplanning,andaformalretirementsavingsplan.Thisgrouphasreasonablefinancialliteracy,withthemajorityofrespondents(67%)indicatingthattheyhadaboutaveragefinancialliteracy,withanother22%indicatingtheyhadstrongorverystrongfinancialliteracy.Whilethisgroupisincontrolofsomeaspectsoftheirfinancialsituation,andmostdonotworryaboutmoneyonaweeklybasis,theystillhavealongwaytogotobetrulyfinanciallywell.

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Financially Well FinanciallyWellindividualstypicallyhavealloftheirshort-termfinancialgoalsinplace,howeversomestillscorepoorlyinplanningforthefuture.Thisgrouphasstrongfinancialliteracyandhasstrongbudgetinganddebtmanagementskills.Forexample,65%ofthefinanciallywellalwayspayofftheircreditcardinfulleverymonth,withanother19%eithernotowningacreditcard(8.5%)ortheypaiditoffinfulllastmonth,butnotalways(10.7%).

Riskmanagementisconsiderablybetteramongthefinanciallywell,with60%ofthefinanciallywellhavingariskmanagementstrategyinplace.Inaddition,81%haveindicatedthattheyhavespecificfinancialgoalsinplace.Themajorityofthefinanciallywell(79%)havelifeinsurancewith64.8%indicatingthattheyareconfidenttheyhaveenoughlifeinsurancetomeettheirneeds.

Typically,thosewhoarefinanciallywellareincontroloftheirfinancesandlooktoplanforthefuture.Twointhreefeelfinanciallysecureforthefutureandlessthanoneinthreefeelthattheirfinancesgetabitoutofcontrol.Themaindifferencebetweenthosewhoarefinanciallywellandthosewhohavesuperiorfinancialwellnessisthatthoseinthelattercategorytendtodocumenttheirfutureplans.

Afinancialplannercouldassistthosewhoarefinanciallywellinhelpingthemdocumentandmonitorfinancialplanstoensurefinancialsecuritymovingintothefuture.

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BudgeBngandExpense

SuperannuaBon


Planning


Superstars Thosewhoare“Superstars”havefinancialwellnessthatissuperiortothosewhoarefinanciallywell,andtypicallyhavescoredthetopscoreinmostofthedifferentsections.“Superstars”havelittletonoanxietywhenitcomestotheirfinances,shortandlong-termfinancialgoalsadequatelydefined,andriskmanagement,estate,andretirementsavingsplansinplace.

Forexample,90%neverstruggletopaybills,andalmostall13neverstruggletomeetmortgageorrentrepayments.Additionally,81%eitherneverworryaboutmoney,oronlyworryafewtimesayear.ThisindicatesthatSuperstarstypicallyhaveadequateshort-termstrategiesinplace,whichallowthemtofocusonlong-termgoals.

Themajorityhavetheirlong-termgoalsplanned,with60%havingadocumentedestateplan,and90%havingaretirementsavingsplan.Inaddition,94%havespecificfinancialgoals,andalmostallhaveprivatehealthinsuranceandlifeinsurance14.

Theserespondentshavegoodfinancialhabitsthattheyregularlyimplement,includingresearch,monitoringinvestmentsandspending,aswellasregularlyreviewingarrangementssuchasestateplans.ThemajorityoftheSuperstarshaveadedicatedfinancialadviser(56.6%)significantlyhigherthananyotherwellnessband.

1399%1495.2%and91.6%respectively.

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50.9

29.4

16.2

6.43.6

32.5

26.8 28.2

15.5

3.6

12.4

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18.6 18.9

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28.734.4

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0.02.8

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20

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OnthewaytoWellness


%

Howocendoyouworryaboutmoney?

Daily Weekly Monthly FewBmesayear Rarely/never

Components of Wellness Budgeting Budgetingisascoremostofthewellnessbandsperformedwellin,withonlythefinanciallyunwellhavingamajorityofpeoplescoringbelow45inthissection.Thereisaclearimprovementfromonewellnessbandtothenext.Thissuggeststhatbudgetingactsasa“tickettoplay”,asitactsasabarrierformanyfromengagingintheirfinances.

Thistranslatesintosubjectivemeasures,withthemajorityofthosewhoarefinanciallyunwellworryingaboutmoneyonadailybasis.Incomparison,thosewhoaresuperstarstypicallydonotworryaboutmoneyatall.Thisisamassiveseparatorbetweenthegroups.Whenpeopleworryaboutmoneyonadailyandweeklybasis,thisstresswillbleedintotheworkplace,causingalossinproductivitythatbusinessescannotafford.

68.0

21.1

6.40.8

31.4

63.4

51.1

31.2

3.60.6

15.5

42.6

68.0

96.4

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RoomforImprovement

OnthewaytoWellness


%

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Below45

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65andabove


Debt Management Howeachcohorthandlesdebt,andinparticular,creditcarddebt,highlightsthevastlydifferentapproachestomanagingdebt,andshedslightonthefinancialliteracyofeachgroup.Whilethosewhodonotownacreditcardwerenotassignedascorecontributingtothewellnessscore(i.e.weightwasplacedequallyonothercomponents),itisclearthatthefinanciallyunwell’sstrategytodebtmanagementistoeithernothaveacreditcard,orisnon-existent.

Thereisastarkdifferencebetweenthetwoextremes,withthemajorityofthosewhohavesuperiorfinancialwellnesspayingofftheircreditcardregularly,comparedtoonly6%ofthosewhoarefinanciallyunwell.Interestingly,whenlookingatthe“RoomforImprovement”and“OnthewaytoWellness”groups,itappearsthatwhilethesegroupsaretypicallysavingmoney,manydonotpayofftheircreditcard.

Creditcardmanagementisheavilylinkedwithfinancialliteracy,hencetheneedforeducationsurroundingcreditcardpenaltiesforthosewhoarelessfinanciallyliterate.

26.6

5.9

4.7

20.7

32.5

9.5

23.2

19.1

11.6

29.6

14.4

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0 25 50 75 100

Idonotownacreditcard

Ipayoffmycreditcardinfulleverymonth

IpaiditoffinfulllastmonthbutIdon'talways

Ipaidmorethantheminimumamountlastmonth

Ipaidtheminimumamountlastmonth

Ipaidlessthantheminimumamountlastmonth

%

Howlonghasitbeensinceyoulastpaidoffyourcreditcard?

FinanciallyUnwell

RoomforImprovement

OnthewaytoWellness

FinanciallyWell

SuperiorFinancialWellness


Doyoueverstrugglemeetingyourrentormortgagepayments?

Interestingly,abrighterstoryistoldwhenlookingatmortgageorrentrepayments.Morepeopleineachgroupindicatedthattheyneverorrarelystruggletomeetmortgageorrentpayments.Thiswouldsuggestthatformanypeoplethisisoneofthefirstexpensestobeaccountedfor,eveninaverybasicbudget.

Morethanoneinfiveofthefinanciallyunwellstruggletomeettheirmortgageorrentrepaymentsatleast“reasonablyoften”.Almost10%ofthefinanciallyunwell,whorent,paymorethan50%oftheirincomeinrent,andonly9%paylessthan20%oftheirincomeinrent.Yet50%ofthosewhoareSuperstarspaylessthan20%oftheirincomeinrent.Formanyindividuals,aholisticbudgetinganddebtmanagementstrategycouldbeutilisedtoimprovetheirfinancialwellness.

44.4

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FinanciallyWell



Financial Literacy Financialliteracyisoneofthekeydriverstofinancialwellness,andishighlycorrelatedtomostcomponentsoftheindex.Asshowninthegraphbelow,thereisaclearrelationshipbetweenfinancialliteracyandthefinalwellnessscore.Thosewhoareinthebottomtwocategoriestypicallyscorebelow45,whereasthosewhoareinthetoptwocategoriestypicallyscoreinabove65inthefinancialliteracyscore.

Clearlyfinancialliteracyiskeytomovingpeoplealongthejourneytofinancialwellness,asithassuchalargeimpactonbudgeting,debtmanagement,riskmanagementandfinancialplanningdecisions.Inaddition,financialliteracycanbeeasilyimprovedwiththehelpofanadviser,astheyareabletotakeovertime-consumingissueswithyourfinances,suchasselectingthecorrectinsuranceorformulatinganestateplan.Furthermore,theyareabletohelpexplainfinancialconceptstotheclient.

88.2

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39.3

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2.40.66.4

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Job Security Jobsecurityisanotherkeymeasureoffinancialwellness,withmanyrelyingonthe“futureincomehypothesis”fortheirpersonalfinancialsecurity.Thefutureincomehypothesisiswherethosewhomayotherwisefeelinsecureabouttheirfinancialfuture,deriveafeelingofsafetyaslongastheycancontinuetoearnanincome.Clearly,thosewhoaresuperstarshaveagreaterfeelingofsecurityintheircurrentjob,whereasthosewhoarelessfinanciallywellaremoreworriedabouttheirjobsecurity.

Howmuchjobsecuritydoyoufeelinyourcurrentwork?

Itisimportanttorecognisethatthisquestionisperceivedjobsecurity,anddoesnotextendtotheiractualjobsecurity.Employersareabletocombatpoorjobsecurityperceptionsthroughpositivereinforcementduringemployeereviews,moreregularperformancemonitoring,andimprovingoverallofficemorale.

11.2

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IworryaboutjobsecuritysomeBmes

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Iamcompletelysecureinmyjob

%

FinanciallyUnwell

RoomforImprovement

OnthewaytoWellness

FinanciallyWell



Superannuation Thedistributionofthesuperannuationscorewithineachwellnessbandismoreskewedwhencomparedtothepreviouscategories.Thisistypicallybecausethelessfinanciallyliterate,andindeedthelessfinanciallywellindividualstendtoputoffmanagingtheirsuperannuationsinceitisforcedsavingsthatcanonlybeaccessedlaterinlife.

Manypeoplefindsuperannuationcomplicated,andoftendonotkeepupwithrecentchangestoregulationorlegislation.Whenthegovernmentchangesregulationforsuperannuation,manyfeelthatthegovernmentis“changingthegoalposts”ofsuperannuation,andstate“politicalrisk”asakeybarriertoadditionalcontributions.

“IdonotunderstandSuper-Ihavemovedittomybankinginstitutioninthehopethattheycan"teach"meallaboutit,howitworks,howtomakeitworkbestformeandmyretirement,butnoluckthere...”(Female,33,Financially

Unwell)

Theseperceptions,whilesometimesmisguided,highlightamajordistrustinthesuperannuationsystemthatcanbeeasedwitheducation.Clearlythosewhoaremorefinanciallywellareabletoseepastthemass-marketperceptionsofthesuperannuationsystem.Forthoseindividuals,itprovidesnotonlyabetteroutcomeinmakinguseoftaxincentivesprovidedthroughthesuperannuationsystem,butitalsoprovidesagreatersenseofwellness,whereemployeesarenotworryingaboutretirementintheworkplace.

89.9

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58.8

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3.63.9

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29.234.3

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91.2

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HomeandContents

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IncomeProtecBon

TraumaCover

%

TypeofInsuranceHeld

FinanciallyUnwell RoomforImprovement OnthewaytoWellness


Risk Management RiskmanagementistypicallyonlydonewellbySuperstarsorthosewhoarefinanciallywell.Formanypeopleriskmanagementistoodifficult,asitinvolvesconceptsonlythosewithstrongorverystrongfinancialliteracyunderstand,ormoreimmediateissueswiththeirfinancialwellnessmeanthattheycannotattendtotheirunderinsuranceissues.

Morealarmingly,thosewhoarefinanciallyunwelldonotknowthattheyhaveinsurancesthattheymostlikelyhave.Sincetherespondentsofthesurveywereemployees,theymostlikelyhaveDeathandTPDinsuranceheldinsidesuperannuation.Thosewhoarelessfinanciallyliterateappeartoonlybeawareofgeneralandhealthinsurancepossiblybecauseitisheldoutsideofsuperannuation.Inaddition,thereisacleardifferencebetweenthefinanciallywellandsuperstarsagainstthosewhoarefinanciallyunwellandhaveroomforimprovementintermsofprivatehealthinsurance.Manywhoarelessfinanciallyliteratedonotseethevalueinpayingforprivatehealthinsurance,despitereceivinggovernmentsubsidies.Financialliteracyisthekeytosolvingtheunderinsuranceissue,asthereisaclearlinkbetweenthosewhoarelessfinanciallywell,andtheinsurancetheyhold.

95.988.9

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4.110.6

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Planning for the Future Planningforthefutureistheareainwhichmostpeopleperformedpoorly.Indeedalmostoneinfivesuperstarsperformedpoorlyinthissection.Settingupacompletefinancialplanforthefuturethatisregularlymonitoredisthepastpiecetofinancialwellness.Thosewhohaveachievedtheirshort-termfinancialgoalsareusuallytheonlyoneswhoareabletoplanforthefutureadequately.

Oneofthemainaspectsofplanningforthefutureisestateplanning,wheretherearekeydifferencesbetweeneachgroup.77%ofsuperstarshaveavalidwillcomparedtojust12%ofthefinanciallyunwell,similarlylessthan10%ofthefinanciallyunwellhavenominatedabeneficiaryforsuperannuation,yetalmostfourinfivesuperstarshavenominatedabeneficiary.Inaddition,60%ofthesuperstarshaveadocumentedestateplan,incomparisontononeofthefinanciallyunwellandonly4%ofthosewithroomforimprovement.

Thiscouldpossiblybeduetotheiruseoffinancialadvisers,whowillusuallywalkthemthroughtheseprocesses,whichareoftenconfusinganddifficult.Oneofthekeydifferencesbetweensuperstarsandthefinanciallywellistheirabilitytodocumenttheirfinancialgoalsandfinancialplan.Advisersusuallydocumenttheseplansaspartofafactfindand/orastatementofadvice.

98.8 95.686.6

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1.2 3.910.4

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65andabove


Role of the Adviser

Adviserscouldsignificantlyhelpworkplacesimprovethefinancialwellnessoftheiremployees,asateachlevelthereisaroleforafinancialadvisertoplay.Financialadviserscanhelpmovepeoplethroughtheirjourneytofinancialwellness.Infact,thereisahighcorrelationbetweenanindividual’sfinancialwellnessandtheiruseoffinancialadvisers.Morethanhalfofthesuperstarshaveadedicatedfinancialadviser,yetlessthanonepercentofthefinanciallyunwellhaveafinancialadviser.

Theproportionofthosewhousefinancialadviserssporadicallyincreasesuntiltheyarefinanciallywellthendecreases.Itappearsthatsuperstarsdonotendtheirrelationshipwiththeirfinancialadviser.Thismaybebecausetheseindividualsdidnothaveanegativeexperiencewithfinancialadvisers,andthereforekepttheirrelationshipwiththeirplanner.Oneofthemaindifferencesbetweenthosewhofinanciallywellandthosewhohavesuperiorwellnessisthatthereismuchlesssporadicuseofadvisers,implyingthatthereisalinkbetweencontinuoususeofafinancialadviserandincreasedfinancialwellness.

72.2

61.9

44.9

33.6

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48.041.6

31.3

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Neverusedone

Haveusedinthepastnotnow/usefromBmetoBme


Appendices

Financial Wellness Survey Demographics About CoreData


Survey

WSSA

Financial Wellness Survey


Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourspendinghabits?

I. IhaveadocumentedbudgetandItrackmyspendingregularlyII. Ihaveadocumentedbudget,butIdonottrackmyspendingregularlyIII. Ihaveabudget,butIhaven’twrittenitdownIV. Idonothaveabudget,butIdomybesttolivewithinmymeansV. Idonotkeepmuchtrackofmyspending

Doyoueverstruggletopayyourbills?

I. NotatallII. NotveryoftenIII. ReasonablyoftenIV. MostofthetimeV. Allofthetime

Howoftendoyouworryaboutmoney?

I. DailyII. WeeklyIII. MonthlyIV. FewtimesayearV. Rarely/never

Howmuchdoyouagreewiththefollowingstatements?

StronglyAgree Agree DisagreeStronglyDisagree

IfeelcompletelyfinanciallysecureforthefutureIsometimesfeelmyfinancesareabitoutofcontrol


Howmuchofyournetincomewouldyouestimateyousaveeachpaycycle(afterpayingyourmortgage,rentandotherlivingexpenses)?

(HELPBOX:Additionalmortgagecontributions,concessionalcontributionstosuperannuation(salarysacrifice)andadditionalcontributionstootherinvestmentvehiclesareclassifiedassavings.Netincomeistheincomeyoureceiveaftersuperannuationcontributionsandincometax.)

I. IspendmorethanIearnII. NothingIII. Lessthan10%IV. 10%-20%V. Morethan20%

Howlonghasitbeensinceyoulastpaidoffyourcreditcardinfull?

I. Ialwayspayoffmycreditcard/IdonotownacreditcardII. Ialwayspayoffmycreditcard,butsometimesIoverspendIII. Iamuptodatenow,butIdonotalwayspayoffmycreditcardeachmonthIV. Ihaven’tpaidoffmycreditcardinfulllastmonthV. Ihaven’tpaidoffmycreditcardinfullforthelastthreemonthsormore

Howwouldyoubestclassifyyourhomeownershipstatus?

I. NotcurrentlylookingtobeahomeownerII. CurrentlycommittedtosavingforadepositIII. HaveboughtahomeanddonotexpecttopayitoffwithintenyearsIV. HaveboughtahomeandexpecttopayitoffwithintenyearsV. Haveboughtahomeandpaiditoff

(AskifansweredIorIItoquestion3)

Howmuchofyournetincomewouldyouestimateyouspendonrenteverymonthonaverage?

I. None II. Lessthan20%III. 21%-35%IV. 36%-50%V. Morethan50%


Doyoueverstrugglemeetingyourrentormortgagepayments?

I. NeverII. NotveryoftenIII. ReasonablyoftenIV. MostofthetimeV. Allofthetime

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyoursupercontributionsinthelast12months?

i. Nocontributionsii. Sporadiccontributions(i.e.notconsistentoverthelastyear)iii. Regularemployerguaranteedcontributions(compulsorysuperannuation)iv. CompulsorysuperANDsalarysacrificing(concessionalcontributions)v. Compulsorysuper,concessionalcontributionsANDaftertaxcontributions(non-

concessionalcontributions)vi. Noneofthese(specify)



ImayhavetokeepworkingpastretirementagetofundmyretirementIfeelIamontracktohaveenoughmoneyforaretirementI’llbehappywithImightnotbeabletoaffordtolivewhereIwantwhenIretire

Ifyouweretoretireat65,howwouldyoudescribeyourretirementifyoumaintainedyourcurrentlevelofsavings?

Luxurious–IwillhaveplentyofmoneytodoeverythingthatIwantinretirementComfortable–IwillhaveenoughmoneytoliveverycomfortablywithoutgoingtoocrazyModest–IwillhaveareasonablelifestyleAdequate–Iwouldhavetomakequiteafewsacrificesinordertoretireby65Unsure–IdonotthinkIwillbeabletoretireat65,andwouldhavetorelyongovernmentassistance


Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourcurrentsuperbalance?

I. IknowmysuperbalanceasIcheckeditinthelastmonthII. Iknowmysuperbalancetothenearest$1,000III. IknowtheapproximatebalanceofmysuperIV. IhaveavagueideaofmybalanceV. Ihavenoideawhatmybalanceis



IsometimesworryaboutwhatIwoulddoifmypartnerorIlostmyjob/wasnotabletoworkIfeelIhaveenoughemergencymoneyputawayfora‘rainyday’ifneededIsometimesworryabouthavingunexpectedhealthcarecostsformyselforfamilyIsometimesworryaboutwhatmyfamilywoulddoifsomethinghappenedtome

Howmuchjobsecuritydoyoufeelinyourcurrentwork?

I. IfeelverylittlejobsecurityatallII. IworryaboutjobsecuritysometimesIII. IfeelreasonablysecureinmyjobIV. IfeelverysecureinmyjobV. Iamcompletelysecureinmyjob

Whichofthefollowingwouldyourelyon,ifyouweresuddenlytobeunemployed/unabletoworkformorethan3months?(Multipleresponsesallowed)

I. IhavesalarycontinuanceinsuranceII. IhaveemergencyfundssetasideIII. Ihaveaccruedannualleave/longserviceleaveIV. IwoulddrawdownonmymortgageortakeoutaloanV. IwouldrelyonfamilyorfriendsVI. I’mnotsure

(AskifI,II,IIIorIVabove)

Howlongwouldyouestimateyouarecoveredforintheeventyouareunabletowork?

I. UptoamonthII. UptothreemonthsIII. UptosixmonthsIV. UptoayearV. Morethanayear


Whatbestdescribeshowyoufeelaboutyourlifeinsurancecoverforyourselfandyourpartner?

I. Idon’thaveanyII. I’mnotsureifIhaveanyorhowmuchIII. IhavecoverbutnotcompletelysureitisenoughformyneedsIV. IhavenottakenprofessionaladvicebutamconfidentIhavesufficientcover

formyneedsV. Ihavetakenprofessionaladviceaboutmyinsuranceneeds

Doyouhavethefollowingtypesofinsurancecover?

Yes No N/A

ComprehensivecarinsuranceHomeandContentsPrivatehealthinsuranceLifeInsuranceTotalandPermanentDisabilityInsuranceIncomeProtectionTraumaCover

Whichofthefollowingdependentsdoyouhave?

Partner(includingex-partnerswhorelyonyoufinancially)ChildrenOtherfamily(e.g.parents,aunts/unclesorsiblingsetc.)Other(specify)(HELPBOX:Adependentisafamilymemberwhoissupportedbyyourincomeorrequiresyoutocompleteunpaiddomesticduties.)

Howregularlydoyoutendtomonitoryourfinances?

I. Veryregularly(Atleastonceaweek)II. Regularly(Atleastonceamonth)III. Somewhatregularly(Atleastonceaquarter)IV. IntermittentlywhentriggeredbyafinancialconcernV. Veryrarelyornever


Howoftendoyouresearchinformationtoassistwithfinancialdecision-making?

I. Veryregularly(Atleastonceaweek)II. Regularly(Atleastonceamonth)III. Somewhatregularly(Atleastonceaquarter)IV. IntermittentlywhentriggeredbyafinancialconcernV. Veryrarelyornever

Howwouldyourateyourfinancialknowledge?

I. VeryPoorII. PoorIII. AboutaverageIV. StrongV. Verystrong

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesyourconfidenceinmakingfinancialdecisions?

I. IavoidmakingthemorrelyheavilyonotherstomakethemformeII. IamonlyconfidentinmakingsomefinancialdecisionsIII. IamreasonablyconfidentinmakingmostfinancialdecisionsIV. IamveryconfidentinmakingmostfinancialdecisionsV. Iamextremelyconfidentinmakinganyfinancialdecision

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesyourattitudetobuildingyourfinancialknowledge?

I. IamnotreallyinterestedinbuildingmyfinancialknowledgeII. Iwouldliketobuildmyfinancialknowledgebutit’shardtofindthe

opportunityIII. IamcurrentlytryingtobuildmyfinancialknowledgeIV. IfeelIhaveastrongfinancialknowledgewhichIkeepupdatedV. Ihaveaprofessionaladviserwhoprovidesfinancialknowledgeandsupports

mydecisionmaking


Doyouhaveanyfinancialgoals?

I. NotreallyII. Yes,somevagueonesIII. Yes,andIhaverealistictimeframestoachievethemIV. Yes,andIhaveadocumentedplantoachievethemwhichIamadheringtoV. Yes,andIhavereceivedprofessionaladvicetoputaformalfinancialplanin

place

Whichofthefollowingistrue?

No Yes,butnotdocumented Yesanddocumented

IhaveariskmanagementplanIhaveaformalretirementsavingplanIhaveawilland/orestateplaninplaceIhaveanaged/healthcareplanformyselfand/orfamily

Whatbestdescribesyourusageoffinancialadvisers(excludingbasicaccountancy)?

I. NeverusedoneandwouldnotconsideritII. NeverusedonebutwouldconsideritIII. HaveusedinthepastbutnotnowIV. UsefromtimetotimeV. Haveadedicatedadviser

Whichofthefollowingaspectsofestateplanninghaveyouputinplace?

EnduringGuardianship

EnduringPowerofAttorney

NominatedaBeneficiaryforSuperannuation

Haveavalidwill

Reviewedyourestateplaninthepastfiveyears?


Demographic

1. Iam…a. Femaleb. Male

2. Howoldareyou?

Iam___yearsold

3. WhichStateorTerritorydoyoulivein?a. ACTb. NSWc. NTd. QLDe. SAf. TASg. VICh. WAi. OutsideAustralia

4. Ilivein:a. Thecapitalcityofmystate/territoryb. Aregionalcentrec. Aruralarea

5. Pleaseenteryourpostcode:________

6. Whatisthehighestlevelofeducationyouhaveobtained?a. Primaryb. Partofhighschoolc. Completedhighschoold. Diplomaorcertificatequalificatione. Degreequalificationf. Postgraduatequalification

7. Pleaseindicateyourcurrentmaritalstatus:a. Singleb. Livingwithpartner/marriedc. Separated/divorced/widowedd. Other(specify)


8. Whichofthefollowingindustriesbestdescribestheoneyoumostlyworkin?a. Agriculture,forestryandfishingb. Miningc. Manufacturingd. Electricity,gas,waterandwasteservicese. Constructionf. Wholesaletradeg. Retailtradeh. Accommodationandfoodservicesi. Transportpostalandwarehousingj. Informationmediaandtelecommunicationsk. Financialandinsuranceservicesl. Rental,hiringandrealestateservicesm. Professionalscientificandtechnicalservicesn. Administrativeandsupportserviceso. Publicadministrationandsafetyp. Educationandtrainingq. Healthcareandsocialassistancer. Artsandrecreationservicess. Other(pleasespecify)

9. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoccupationyoumostlyworkin?

a. Businessownerb. Managerc. Professionald. Techniciane. Tradesworkerf. Communityandpersonserviceworkerg. Clericalandadministrativeworkerh. Salesworkeri. Machineryoperatorsanddriverj. Labourerk. Other(pleasespecify)


10. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepaymentarrangementsoftheoccupationyoumostlyworkin?

a. Unpaidvoluntaryworkerb. Unpaidtrainee/workplacementc. Contractor/Subcontractord. OwnBusiness/Partnershipe. Commissiononlyf. Commissionwithretainerg. Inafamilybusinesswithoutpayh. Paymentinkindi. Paidbythepiece/itemproducedj. Wage/salaryearnerk. Other(pleasespecify)

11. Pleasetellustheapproximatesizeofyourhousehold'sinvestment(sellable)assets(excludingyourhomeandsuperannuation).

I. IhavenoinvestmentsII. Lessthan$50,000III. $50,001to$150,000IV. $150,001to$450,000V. $450,001to$750,000VI. Morethan$750,000VII. Notsure

12. PleasetellustheapproximatesizeofyourpersonalSuperannuationbalance?

I. IhavenosuperannuationII. Lessthan$50,000III. $50,001to$100,000IV. $100,001to$200,000V. $200,001to$450,000VI. $450,001to$750,000VII. $750,000to$1.5millionVIII. Morethan$1.5millionIX. NotSure


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