Australians willing to pay just $300 for adviceBY RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010 12:30PMThe average Australian believes financial advice should cost just $300 upfront - almost 10 times less what planners say is the break-even cost of providing full advice, and a figure planners are calling "completely unrealistic". |
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