The eldest of four children, Belinda brought her own family to Australia from South Africa (SA) in 2007.

While engineering was her chosen field in SA she has found a new home in financial advice joining RFS Advice in 2015.

Belinda moved into an Adviser Associate role in 2017, after working with both the Aged Care and Private Net Wealth teams and in 2019, took on the senior financial adviser role in the Aged Care Advice team.

While wealth management for pre and post retirees still remains a focus for Belinda, helping families navigate the often difficult transition of moving parents and loved ones into aged care residences has become one of her real strengths.

“Aged Care Advice has become increasingly complex and many well intentioned family members try to manage this process themselves.  Our team do this every day and can help our clients through a complex process while avoiding  expensive mistakes.

This can also be an emotional time, with families forced to make rushed decisions due to an urgent medical need.  Our team is skilled at helping with family dynamics and providing the information that allows rationale debate to make informed choices.”

Despite her origins she is not a rugby supporter though exhibits some masochistic tendencies through a passion for cricket? The good news is that Belinda is firmly in Australia’s corner no matter who they are playing.