Straightforward Financial Planning
Getting your finances sorted is hard, right?
First, you have to find someone you trust. Then you have to do all of the things and find all the information and fill in all of the forms to get all your ducks in a row to actually put all the advice in place.
It’s exhausting just thinking about it.
But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. At Forwood Planning, our main aim is to make the process of engaging a financial adviser and getting your finances in order as simple and painless as possible. We do this by sticking to our three guiding principles: Transparency, ease, and solid advice.
About Forwood Planning
Forwood Planning is a privately owned financial planning business based in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
We help clients organise their financial affairs, make informed decisions and build practical strategies across superannuation, retirement planning, investments, insurance, estate planning, cash flow and family financial planning.
Forwood Planning Pty Ltd ATF Forwood Planning Trust is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Australian Wealth Holdings Pty Ltd, Australian Financial Services Licence 481674.
| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Business Name | Forwood Planning |
| Location | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Main Adviser | John Forwood |
| Advice Areas | Superannuation, SMSF, retirement planning, savings plans, investments, insurance, estate planning, cash flow, pensions and financial strategy |
| Ownership | John Forwood |
| Licensee | Australian Wealth Holdings Pty Ltd |
| AFSL | 481674 |
| Best suited for | Professionals, families, retirees, pre-retirees and people wanting plain-English financial advice |
We are on a mission to educate, inform and manage the financial affairs of people who are expert at what they do, but know that financial planning is not their strongest skill
TRANSPARENCY
- Come and meet us. Find out how we work. No obligation. No charge. No strings.
- Sometimes you think you have things under control and you just want someone to do a sense check. Come and have a chat – if we believe you’ve got your affairs in order, we won’t sell you a service you don’t need.
EASE
- Maximum efficiency. Minimal time. Life is busy and complicated. We know you have other things to do. We’ve streamlined our processes so we don’t keep you away from things for too long.
- All forms and paperwork are pre-filled. All you need to do is read and sign.
SOLID ADVICE
- We start with your goals – what do you want to get of the advice?
- We’ll thoroughly research the options and present them to you.
- No “get rich quick” schemes. No magic silver bullets.
- Everything you need to feel informed. Data, facts, statistics. Knowledge is power. And you need to be in control of your decisions.
We are a privately owned business. We are licenced with a client-centric Australian Financial Services Licensee – Australian Wealth Holdings Pty Ltd.
We are 100% owned by the Forwood Family. As a privately owned business, we have no ownership ties to any products, services or providers. We are not required to advise on any products, and if you prefer, we can simply provide you with strategic advice for you to implement yourself.


