I see many people here say that financial planner is a waste of money. I, however, beg to differ. Me and my husband were always running out of money and couldn't manage our finances well till the time we got a fund manager. It really depends on how your fund manager is. We were lucky that our
australian funds management professional was a great one. He advised us with our investments, asset allocations and many more. It was literally like he made our money grow. So, my advice would be, go for a financial planner. Just make sure he has enough experience and has a good name in the market.