Jul

Webinar

Walking the Talk Through Life’s Transitions: Financial Security for Industry Insiders

Superannuation is one of the most significant financial assets many Australians will accumulate in their lifetime—yet it is also one of the least understood. Join us for an insightful webinar featuring a panel of leading experts to unpack the complexities of the superannuation system, and explore how personal life events would shape your retirement outcomes.

Facilitated by Natalie Yan-Chatonsky FINSIA DEI Committee Chair and UTS researcher on how women can thrive in later life, along with our guests, Glen Hare from Fox & Hare Finance Advice, and Vanessa Stoykov from Evolution Media Group, will explore:

The impact of the gendered life course—highlighting how differences in earnings, health outcomes, time out of the workforce, and caring responsibilities contribute to the significant disparity in superannuation balances between men and women at retirement age.
Real-life scenarios illustrate how career breaks, work arrangements, caregiving, health events, divorce, ageism in the workforce can affect an individual’s super.
Practical tips on how to become more engaged with superannuation in the lead-up to retirement—including what major life decisions and lifestyle choices you can make to ensure a quality of later life, questions to ask, how to assess your readiness, and ways to take control of your future financial wellbeing.

Whether you're early in your career or approaching retirement, this session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to better understand, manage, and plan for your future with confidence, financial security and dignity in your older age.

Deepen your understanding and take action for a more secure retirement now.

industry knowledge

financial skills

Speakers

Vanessa Stoykov

Founder & Managing Director, Evolution Media Group

Vanessa Stoykov is the founder and global CEO of evolution media group, an international award-winning content company, established in 1999 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia. She has dedicated almost a quarter of a century to honing the craft of storytelling around money to connect people to their financial potential.

She has published two books, created and sold the largest video education portal for financial advisers in Australia, and made multiple award-winning TV productions with high profile celebrities who trust her with their money story.

Originally a financial journalist, Vanessa has deep relationships with the financial services industry, and is one of the founders of The Fund Executives Association, https://www.feal.asn.au dedicated to the professional development of executives in the superannuation/ pension fund industry.

She has collaborated with multiple global brands to create stories about money that empower people to take an active interest in their own financial strategy. She is a regular commenter in the media including the ABC, network TV and mainstream daily press, and her level-headed conversations around money reached 21 million people during COVID lockdown. Vanessa is also a member of Chief Executive Women

The Australian born daughter of a Serbian father and Australian mother, Vanessa grew up in the NSW town of Gunnedah, where her father worked in the coal mines as a machinist. She was raised to believe that she could do anything. It is this upbringing that has inspired her to share what and who she knows through storytelling, to democratise learning about money - so everyone has access to common language information to make the best decisions for their life.

She is married to her creative husband Woody and has three sons.

Glen Hare

Co-Founder and Financial Adviser, Fox & Hare Financial Advice

Glen is a multi award winning entrepreneur and financial adviser. He is committed to helping young professionals achieve financial freedom and has been voted Australia's Best Financial Adviser, Thought Leader of the Year, volunteers on the board of Wear it Purple and featured in “Australia’s 50 most influential advisers” every year since becoming an adviser. In his spare time Glen can be found rewilding his property in Southern Tasmania with partner Liam and greyhound Larry.