Southern Directory - Seniors Card - NSW Government
Southern Directory - Seniors Card - NSW Government
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Professional Services<br />
Financial Information Service<br />
The Financial Information Service (FIS) is a free education and information service from<br />
the Australian <strong>Government</strong> Department of Human Services available to everyone in<br />
the community.<br />
FIS can help you make informed decisions about your investment and financial issues for your<br />
current and future financial needs. It is independent, free and confidential and provides services<br />
through seminars, and by phone and appointment. It is important to note that FIS officers are<br />
not financial planners; they do not give or sell advice or purchase investment products.<br />
People making more<br />
informed decisions<br />
Whether you are working or retired,<br />
increased financial knowledge will help<br />
you make informed decisions to achieve<br />
your financial goals. In both seminars and<br />
personal interviews, FIS officers can provide<br />
information to help you maintain and<br />
improve your standard of living by:<br />
• providing you with expert financial<br />
information<br />
• increasing your confidence with<br />
financial issues<br />
• helping you to understand your own<br />
financial affairs and the options available<br />
• helping you to understand different<br />
financial products and the risks of each<br />
• introducing you to the roles of<br />
the different professionals in the<br />
financial industry<br />
• encouraging you to better manage<br />
personal debt and credit<br />
• helping you to maximise your<br />
retirement income.<br />
How FIS can help you<br />
FIS officers can provide information on<br />
a wide range of issues including:<br />
• managing your money and investing safely<br />
• shares, property and managed investments<br />
• superannuation and income streams<br />
• planning your retirement and choosing<br />
a financial planner<br />
• Age Pension and working beyond age<br />
pension age<br />
• receiving compensation payouts or<br />
an inheritance<br />
• separation, divorce, or death of your partner<br />
• aged care, and accommodation choices<br />
for older people.<br />
“In both seminars and personal<br />
interviews, FIS officers can provide<br />
information to help you maintain and<br />
improve your standard of living.”
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