Independent Financial Adviser in Canberra — NUA Private Wealth
NUA Private Wealth is a privately owned, independent financial advice practice based in Canberra, serving clients across the ACT, Sydney, Albury–Wodonga and regional New South Wales. "Nua" is Irish for new, fresh and modern — and that is exactly how we believe financial advice should work. We take no commissions, sell no products and answer to no parent company. Every recommendation is built entirely around your circumstances, your goals and your comfort with risk, and every engagement is scoped and priced in writing before we begin.
Our mission is simple: to give Australians genuinely independent advice they can trust, and to help them turn hard-earned income into lasting wealth and freedom for what comes next. We work with public servants, professionals, business owners and retirees who want clarity, honesty and a plan they can actually follow — not a sales pitch dressed up as advice.
What sets us apart is our Independence Charter: no vertical integration, no asset-based fees and no product promotion. Because we are privately owned and paid only by our clients, our advice is free of the conflicts that quietly shape so much of the industry. You receive a written, fixed-fee proposal up front, plain-English explanations at every step, and a relationship built to last across decades and generations.
Our financial advice services
- Retirement Planning — turning super, savings and the age pension into a reliable retirement income you can plan around, with clarity on what you can spend and when.
- Superannuation & SMSF Advice — fund selection, contribution strategy and honest guidance on SMSFs, including deep experience with APS and Commonwealth schemes (PSS, CSS and PSSap).
- Investment Strategy — evidence-based, diversified portfolios matched to your goals and risk tolerance, never to adviser commissions or a product shelf.
- Personal Insurance Advice — life, TPD, trauma and income protection sized to genuine need, with commissions rebated or avoided wherever possible.
- Aged Care & Centrelink Advice — clear guidance through means-tested fees, refundable accommodation deposits and the family decisions that come with residential care.
- Estate Planning — working alongside your solicitor so super, insurance and investments pass to the people you intend, the way you intend.
- Tax-Efficient Wealth Management — structuring investments, superannuation and cash flow so executives, business owners and retirees keep more of what they earn.
Why independent advice matters
Most Australians receive advice from firms that are owned by, aligned with, or paid by product manufacturers. Those arrangements create incentives that rarely favour the client. As a genuinely independent practice, NUA Private Wealth holds no product shelf, accepts no commissions and charges no percentage-of-assets fees. We are paid a clear, agreed fee for the work we do — nothing more — so the advice you receive is the advice that is right for you, not the advice that pays us best.
How we work with you
Every relationship begins with a complimentary conversation to understand your goals, your family and your financial position. From there we prepare a written proposal with a fixed fee, so you know exactly what you will pay before you commit. Our advice is documented in plain English, reviewed regularly, and designed to adapt as your circumstances change — through career, retirement, aged care and the transfer of wealth to the next generation.
Where we work
We provide independent financial advice in Canberra, Sydney, the NSW South Coast and Albury–Wodonga, meeting clients online by secure video call anywhere in Australia or in person at our Canberra office. To arrange a complimentary, no-obligation first conversation, email hello@nuaprivatewealth.com.au or call 0411 842 648.