McKenna Collins Financial Advice

09/12/2025

We are pleased to announce that our firm has merged with LifePath Financial Planning. We see this as an exciting and positive step for both our clients and our firm. LifePath offer a broad range of expertise and services, and this merger will enable us to continue to deliver personalised financial planning to our clients and their families into the future with additional resources and capacity. From 1 December we will operate from LifePath’s office in Albion.

We’d like to thank our clients and local community for your support since 2011.

To our staff, Sandra, Rina and Sarah, thank you for all your hard work and commitment over the years. It takes a great team to make a successful business. We are very thankful.

We look forward to the next phase of supporting our clients achieve their financial objectives.

Dan and Erin

29/08/2025

Here is a link to the Vanguard Index chart for FY2025. Another above average year on the equity markets 📈

30/06/2025

Happy New Financial Year! A few changes coming up...

Minimum wage, parental leave and road fines will increase in changes to laws this new financial year.

19/03/2025

Too good not to share...😃

21/01/2025

Here is one investment manager's outlook for investment markets in 2025. I certainly expect increased volatility.

Outlook 2025: Plan for growth, prepare for volatility

21/11/2024

Spotted this on another page...🙂

11/09/2024

The 2024 market returns chart has been published confirming it was a good year for financial markets. In fact, even with a few ups and downs, it's been pretty good for 30 years.
We have a number of the charts in poster or brochure format so if you'd like to pick one up, let us know. 📈

01/09/2024

This will be a great event to attend for any students planning on joining the accounting / financial advice professions.

The FAAA Brisbane Metro Gen Next Community invite you to join them for their Financial Advice Career Event, on Wednesday 18 September, at Australian Retirement Trust, Brisbane.

This event is for university students and emerging professionals looking to turbo-charge their career in the Financial Advice Profession. This event is packed with high quality content including:

< Advice for those looking to boost their career
< Discover Careers of the Future
< Career seminars for Associate Advisers, Paraplanners, Client Services Officers, Intra-fund Advisers &
Holistic Advisers
< How to market yourself as the ideal candidate
< Requirements for starting and completing the Professional Year
< Preparation for the Financial Adviser Exam workshop

Find your ideal role in the Financial Advice profession. For more information and to register visit: https://ow.ly/yxAf50T3GXF

11/08/2024

We think John is right. Turn down the market noise and control what you can control. Make regular, consistent investments into growth assets over time…regardless of the market.

07/04/2024

Investment research firm Morningstar outlines how you can make a significant difference in returns over the long-term. In short, buy low and hold...and buy consistently through market cycles.

Changing your investment approach can make a significant difference in returns over the long-term. 

06/02/2024

Morgan Housel says in his classic book The Psychology of Money, “Doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave”. One of the truest lines I've read in a long time.

Helping clients and their families make smart financial decisions. Everything we do is focused on im

29/11/2023

One of the great investors, Charlie Munger passed away over night at the age of 99. He is known as Warren Buffett’s ‘sidekick’ in the incredibly successful investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. Here are a couple of thoughts on investing.

5 Munger quotes to make you a better investor.