I have been working at SWA Financial Planning since August 1999. I am a Senior Financial Adviser providing holistic financial advice to new and existing clients.I am also a member of the SWA Investment Committee involved in researching and approving fund managers for our approved investment list. I played a key role in the development and successful implementation of SWA's direct share portfolio's.I regularly speaks at investment seminars on topics including economics, investment markets, tax, strategic and technical issues in financial planning and on legislative changes.I have a Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Economics from the University of Wollongong, a Masters of Commerce Majoring in Financial Planning and is also a Certified Financial Planner.I am also a board member of the charitable foundation group the Nine Links Foundation.I have been married for more than 15 years to Vicky and we have three children. Following a long career playing cricket, I now enjoy coaching junior Illawarra representative teams.