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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 11 MIN

How to choose the right NZ financial advisor

from SortMe Money · host Carl

A good financial advisor can change the trajectory of a household. A poorly-matched one costs you year after year. With around 1,500 advisors on the NZ Financial Service Providers Register, how do you choose?In this episode:The two kinds of financial advisor in NZ (and which one you probably need)What advisors actually do for you — and what they don'tThe three fee models: fee-only, fee-plus-trail, and commission-basedFour questions worth asking in a first meetingRed flags worth walking away fromWhen you genuinely need an advisor, and when you don'tHow SortMe matches users to the right advisor based on fee preference, specialty, and values alignmentFeaturing commentary from Charlotte Barraclough, Customer Success & Referrals Lead at SortMe.Read the full article: sortme.com/post/how-to-choose-nz-financial-advisor

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A good financial advisor can change the trajectory of a household. A poorly-matched one costs you year after year. With around 1,500 advisors on the NZ Financial Service Providers Register, how do you choose? In this episode: The two kinds of financial advisor in NZ (and which one you probably need)What advisors actually do for you — and what they don'tThe three fee models: fee-only, fee-plus-trail, and commission-basedFour questions worth asking in a first meetingRed flags worth walking away...

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