{"id":188,"date":"2017-08-11T22:22:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2021-04-26T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:25:39","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-white-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-188-0\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<p class=\"lead-text-large left-border-block text-black\">We trace our roots back to 1982, when Richard Smart started Annuity Consulting, a tax and accounting firm.<\/p>\n<p>The mission was to maximize the financial well-being of anyone who entrusted him with their financial affairs. Annuity Consulting built its business upon that philosophy and goal.<\/p>\n<p>During the late 1990s, many clients had financial situations that were becoming more complex. As a trusted advisor, Annuity Consulting was increasingly approached for financial advice that was unrelated to taxes or accounting. Annuity Strategic was born out of those clients' needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 1998, Annuity Strategic was founded in order to provide comprehensive financial planning and objective investment advice.<\/strong> Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) were brought onto the team to serve our client's financial planning needs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-left-col-fullwidth-image stripe-secondary-color-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-188-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"2\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Single Image -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-single-image widget-single-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"History\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/stripe-history-540x405.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Single Image -->\n<\/div><div id=\"pgc-188-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\n<h2 class=\"text-white\">Our Success in Numbers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-medium text-black margin-bottom-25px\">Since its inception, Annuity Strategic has flourished in numerous avenues:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list marker-secondary-color-dark lead-text-basic text-white\">\n<li>The team has <strong class=\"text-secondary-color-dark\">doubled<\/strong> from 4 members to 8<\/li>\n<li>Assets under management exceed <strong class=\"text-secondary-color-dark\">$300 million<\/strong>, a healthy increase from the original $53,410,750<\/li>\n<li>We opened with 144 clients and the family is now <strong class=\"text-secondary-color-dark\">300<\/strong> strong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-light-grey-bg stripe-wordgram-bg-left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-188-2\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-5px\">Milestones In Our History<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-light margin-bottom-45px\">Since 1998 we have built a company that has helped to make a difference to people's lives.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Stages: years -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-stages widget-stages panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stages stage-year\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">1998<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">The beginning<\/h5>\n<p>Annuity Strategic was officially formed on November 11th 1998 by four colleagues who had worked together with Richard Smart at Annuity Consulting, a tax and accounting firm. They chose the name \"Annuity Strategic\" as it embodied the aspirational culture of what they hoped to achieve, one of combined wisdom, teamwork and collective expertise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2000<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">Specialising on financial planning<\/h5>\n<p>This year marked our decision to focus entirely on financial planning and objective investment advice. Prior to this we had worked in a number of different sectors, but this focus gave us the opportunity to explore our true potential in providing services that could make a real difference to people's lives.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2006<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">Moving to our current office<\/h5>\n<p>Our office in Toowoomba were unexpectedly sold to a new owner so we had to set about finding a new home. As we continued to grow our staff, later that year we moved into our current office space in Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2016<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">Continued growth<\/h5>\n<p>On November 11th 2016, we celebrated our 18th birthday. We are proud to be where we are today and proud to celebrate 18 years of teamwork. We are a boutique firm and we thrive on building long-term relationships with our clients. Our process is an opportunity for us to get to know our clients exceptionally well.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Stages -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-light-grey-pattern-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-188-3\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"2\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-6 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Single Image -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-single-image widget-single-image panel-first-child panel-last-child offset-md-right-50px align-only-xs-center float-md-right\" data-index=\"5\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"380\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-award.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Award\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-award.png 380w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-award-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Single Image -->\n<\/div><div id=\"pgc-188-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-6 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-188-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" >\n<h2 class=\"text-body-color\">Awards &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-medium\">Annuity Strategic is widely recognized for its excellent service, client dedication and community commitment.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list text-aside\">\n<li><strong class=\"text-primary-color\">2015<\/strong> \u2014 Money Management, Financial Planner of the Year<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"text-primary-color\">2014<\/strong> \u2014 Recognized as one of the Top Green Companies in Australia by Newsweek magazine<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"text-primary-color\">2012<\/strong> \u2014 Smart Investor Masterclass for Financial Planning<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"text-primary-color\">2009<\/strong> \u2014 FPA Value of Advice award, Finalist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-transparent-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-188-4\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"2\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-188-4-0\"  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