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  • Jul, 2014

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    Trust in financial planners

    Q. How much trust do you have in financial planners to give you independent and appropriate advice?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

     

    Received financial advice

    Total lot/some trust

    37%

    38%

    41%

    34%

    25%

    63%

    Total little/no trust

    49%

    44%

    50%

    51%

    67%

    35%

    A lot of trust

    8%

    6%

    14%

    1%

    3%

    19%

    Some trust

    29%

    32%

    27%

    33%

    22%

    44%

    Little trust

    29%

    24%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    24%

    No trust at all

    20%

    20%

    19%

    13%

    33%

    11%

    Don’t know

    15%

    18%

    10%

    15%

    8%

    2%

    37% say they have a lot or some trust in financial planners to give independent and appropriate advice and 49% have little or no trust.

    Of those who have received financial advice or used a planner, 63% have a lot/some trust and 35% have little/no trust in financial planners.

    For those on higher incomes (over $1,600pw), 40% have a lot/some trust and 51% little/no trust.

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