Superannuation & Retirement Planning Advice in Melbourne.

We help Australians replace financial uncertainty with a clear plan they can actually feel confident about. Based in Melbourne. Serving all of Australia.

Manny Tran
Manny Tran Verified Adviser
Director & Senior Financial Adviser
850+ Happy Clients
1,000+ Successful Plans
17+ Yrs Experience
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You don't need us to tell you something feels off. You already feel it.

"Am I on the right path — or have I left it too late?"

"Do I actually have enough super? I genuinely have no idea."

"Where do I even start?"

These are not small worries. Financial uncertainty affects your sleep, your relationships, and the way you feel about the future every single day. And the harder it feels to face, the easier it becomes to delay — which is exactly how a manageable situation becomes one that isn't. Most people don't ignore their retirement because they don't care. They ignore it because it feels too big to know where to start.

That is precisely what we are here to solve.

At Plan My Wealth, we don't just build you a financial plan. We take the weight off your shoulders — and give you something most people have never had around money: genuine clarity about where you stand and exactly what it will take to retire on your terms.

We build retirement plans. But what our clients actually walk away with is peace of mind. Based in Melbourne. Serving all of Australia.

What we actually deliver:

Relief from the weight of financial worry

The moment you stop avoiding it and sit with someone who knows exactly what they are doing, the weight starts to lift. That feeling is real — and it is what we work toward from day one.

Someone capable in your corner

You are not navigating this alone anymore. We are here to answer questions, flag what you may have missed, and keep your strategy aligned as your life evolves.

Clarity when everything feels uncertain

Using institutional modelling software, we show you in real numbers where your super stands, what gap exists, and which strategies will close it — so you stop guessing and start knowing.

You've never sat down with an adviser and had someone model your actual retirement scenario

The gap between acting and waiting is enormous — and it grows every year

The Australian superannuation system is one of the most complex financial frameworks in the world — and it changes regularly. Updates to concessional and non-concessional contribution caps, the carry-forward rule, the transfer balance cap, and Age Pension means test thresholds have created both significant opportunities and costly traps. Most people don't know which side of those they are currently on.

For Australians approaching retirement, the difference between an optimised super strategy and a passive set-and-forget approach can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement income over a 20 to 30 year drawdown period. And retirement planning is never just a super question — it involves how your superannuation interacts with outside investments, your family home, potential Age Pension entitlements, and the lifestyle you actually want to live. That feeling of overwhelm rarely goes away on its own. It goes away when you have a plan.

How We Work

Our Process

Retirement planning shouldn't feel like guesswork. We use a structured, data-driven framework to take you from your current reality to absolute financial confidence.

FREE Consultation
01

Understanding Your Current Situation

Before we talk numbers, we want to understand where you are right now — what is working, what is worrying you, and what matters most to you about your financial future.

What does retirement actually look like for you? When do you want to stop working, or start reducing your hours? What lifestyle do you want to maintain — and what would you hate to give up?

These conversations shape everything that follows. Your retirement income target is built around your answers, not a generic template.

02

Superannuation Audit

We review your current super fund(s), investment options, insurance held within super, contribution history, and projected balance at retirement.

If you have multiple funds, we assess whether consolidation is appropriate — factoring in insurance implications before making any recommendation.

03

Modelling of Your Scenario

Using institutional modelling software, we calculate the gap between your projected super balance and your required retirement income — and model which strategies will close that gap most effectively given your remaining working years.

We test multiple scenarios and show you the impact on your cash flow, tax position, debt, and long-term wealth.

04

Strategy Development

Depending on your situation, this customized strategy map may include:

  • Maximising concessional contributions (employer + salary sacrifice)
  • Non-concessional contributions and bring-forward rules
  • Spouse contribution strategies
  • Transition-to-retirement (TTR) income streams
  • Superannuation portfolio construction — ETFs, managed funds (retail and wholesale), and direct shares tailored to your risk profile and retirement timeline
  • Assessment of self-managed super (SMSF) suitability
05

Retirement Income Planning

We model your retirement income — how you will draw down from super, how long your balance is likely to last, and how it interacts with the Age Pension and any other income sources.

You will see a clear picture of your projected retirement, not a rough estimate.

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Written Statement of Advice

All recommendations are documented clearly, including the structural rationale for each recommended financial strategy and all associated costs and management fees — before you commit to anything.

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Ongoing Reviews

Super legislation changes. Your circumstances change. We review your strategy as part of our ongoing engagement, at intervals that make sense for your situation — keeping your portfolio perfectly aligned to where you are in life.

OUR OFFERINGS

Scope of Service

Clear, transparent financial planning tailored to your retirement goals. Here is exactly what we deliver, and where we pull in specialist partners.

What's Included

  • Retirement goal setting and income target calculation
  • Full superannuation audit (fees, performance, insurance, investment mix)
  • Institutional scenario modelling (cash flow, debt, tax, wealth)
  • Contribution strategy — concessional and non-concessional
  • Super portfolio construction: ETFs, managed funds, direct shares
  • Retirement income modelling and drawdown projections
Client Feedback

Hear From Our Clients

Carol W
"My husband and I have been with Plan My Wealth since our retirement and have found all those we have had dealings with to be professional and friendly. They make us feel welcome and take the time to explain what we see as complex processes to make it easy to understand and follow. Great team."
Carol W
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Maggie J
"Highly recommend Manny, he was very knowledgeable and took time to explain everything so I could understand, he made me feel like a valued client rather than just a number."
Maggie J
Retiree
Charlie M
"Working with Manny has been an excellent experience. He's professional, friendly, and takes the time to make complex financial matters easy to understand. His guidance has given me real confidence in managing my finances. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to take control of their financial future."
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WHERE WE WORK

Serving All of Australia — Based in Bundoora, Melbourne

Plan My Wealth is based at The Watermans Bundoora, Level 2, 1/3 Janefield Drive, Bundoora VIC 3083. We provide superannuation and retirement planning advice to clients across Bundoora, Mill Park, Epping, Lalor, Wollert, Reservoir, Preston, Heidelberg, Greensborough, Macleod, Montmorency, Eltham, South Morang, and Diamond Creek.

We also work with clients throughout metropolitan Melbourne and across Australia via secure video consultation. Geography is no barrier to getting quality retirement advice.

Questions Answered

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about your superannuation or retirement strategy? Find clear, straightforward answers to our most common inquiries here.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) publishes annual benchmarks for comfortable and modest retirement standards. The required balance depends on your age at retirement, other income sources, and expected drawdown period. We model this specifically for your situation — so you have a clear, personalised target rather than a generic figure.
Not automatically. Consolidation can reduce duplicate fees and simplify management — but it may result in losing insurance cover held within an existing fund. We review each fund individually before making any consolidation recommendation.
A TTR strategy allows you to begin drawing from your super as an income stream once you reach your preservation age (currently 60 for most Australians), while continuing to work — either full-time or with reduced hours. It can be a tax-effective way to supplement income or accelerate debt repayment before retirement. Whether it is appropriate depends on your specific circumstances.
Your eligibility for the full or part Age Pension depends on both an assets test and an income test. Super balances, non-super investments, and in some circumstances your family home affect the outcome. We assess your expected Age Pension entitlement as part of your retirement income modelling.
The transfer balance cap limits how much super you can move into the tax-free retirement phase. Exceeding the cap results in tax on earnings in the excess amount. Planning around this threshold is an important part of retirement strategy for higher-balance members.
The earlier, the more effective. However, clients at every stage benefit from professional advice. If you are in your 40s, there is still significant time to restructure contributions and investment options. If you are in your 50s or 60s, the focus shifts to optimisation and transition planning.
Yes. We work with clients across Australia via secure video consultation. Our advice systems are cloud-based and managed for security, so geography is no barrier to quality retirement planning advice.
You can manage your super yourself. A financial adviser adds value by identifying strategies you may not be aware of, modelling the long-term impact of different approaches, and ensuring your super works cohesively with your other financial assets — particularly as your balance grows and the stakes become higher.