{"id":194,"date":"2017-08-11T22:25:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2017-08-12T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T13:48:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\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-194-0\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"6\" ><div id=\"pgc-194-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<p class=\"lead-text-light width-60pct-centered\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Of the 18,000 financial advisers in Australia, <strong>we are part of a select group of under 90 who can call themselves truly independent<\/strong>. We provide strategic financial advice where your needs are the only factors that influence our decisions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"1\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n\n\n<!-- Picture Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-picture-boxes widget-picture-boxes\" data-index=\"2\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes overlaid-title small-col-space\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Experience Counts\"><img width=\"540\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture01-540x324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium size-annuity-picture-medium\" alt=\"Picture 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Experience Counts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Our Difference\"><img width=\"540\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture02-540x324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium size-annuity-picture-medium\" alt=\"Picture 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Our Difference<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Client Stories\"><img width=\"540\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture03-540x324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium size-annuity-picture-medium\" alt=\"Picture 3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Client Stories<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\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 Picture Boxes -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-10px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\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-top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-194-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"6\" ><div id=\"pgc-194-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-5px text-body-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Today's Financial Concerns<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-light\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A few stories to learn how we have helped others achieve financial success.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"5\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-30px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n\n\n<!-- Icon Carousel -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-icon-carousel widget-icon-carousel panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-boxes left-icon-box icon-medium owl-carousel owl-theme\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-items=\"2\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-loop=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-nav=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-dots=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-timeout=\"8000\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-hover-pause=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-smart-speed=\"400\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autowidth=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Education\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-university\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Education<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How am I going to pay for my child's education?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Taxes\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-calculator\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Taxes<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How do I manage taxes year round to keep more of what I earn?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Investments\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-stats-bars\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Investments<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How can I increase my income from investments?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Estate\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-paper-airplane\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Estate<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How am I going to successfully plan for the next generation?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Business\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-umbrella\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Business<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How should I allocate my portfolio in a way that balances risk?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Retirement\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-person-stalker\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Retirement<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>Do we have enough assets and resources to retire?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Insurance\"><i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-medkit\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-black\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Insurance<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><em>How much life insurance do we need to be protected?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Icon Carousel -->\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-custom-bg-image stripe-upper-bg-transparent dark-colored-bg stripe-bg-size-cover diagonal-lines-bg v-notch\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/custom-bg-touchscreen.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-194-2\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"6\" ><div id=\"pgc-194-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" >\n<h2 class=\"text-white\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What <span class=\"text-secondary-color\">We Can Do<\/span> For You<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"8\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-35px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n\n\n<!-- Picture Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-picture-boxes widget-picture-boxes\" data-index=\"9\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes round-image centered-content small-col-space\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Financial Advice\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/member7-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium-square size-annuity-picture-medium-square\" alt=\"Staff Member 7\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/member7-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/member7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Financial Advice<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comprehensive and objective advice for all your financial questions<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Investment Planning and Strategy\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture06-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium-square size-annuity-picture-medium-square\" alt=\"Picture 6\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture06-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture06-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Investment Planning and Strategy<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professionally managed, low cost, and customized to your situation<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Business Advice\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium-square size-annuity-picture-medium-square\" alt=\"Picture 13\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture13.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture13-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Business Advice<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete business advice service that covers from idea creation to cash flow forecasting<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Retirement Planning\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture04-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-annuity-picture-medium-square size-annuity-picture-medium-square\" alt=\"Picture 4\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture04-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/picture04-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Retirement Planning<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can help you carefully consider your financial strategy for retirement<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\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 Picture Boxes -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"10\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-50px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-2-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"373\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-graphs.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Graphs\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-graphs.png 373w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/annuity-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image-graphs-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>\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\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-w598ec36dc89d7-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-divider widget-divider panel-last-child hidden-sm-up\" data-index=\"2\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-45px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n<\/div><div id=\"pgc-w598ec36dc89d7-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-7 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-w598ec36dc89d7-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n<ul class=\"check-list text-black\">\n<li>As an <strong>independent advisor<\/strong>, we do not have a vested interest in specific products or services that can bias our judgment or recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>We are a <strong>boutique firm<\/strong> and we thrive on building long-term relationships with our clients.<\/li>\n<li>Annuity Strategic prides itself in <strong>working as a team<\/strong> \u2014 both internally and with you \u2014 offering as much or as little hand holding as you need.<\/li>\n<li>We are large enough to offer advice on a broad range of topics, and small enough to provide <strong>exceptionally personalized services<\/strong> to our clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"#\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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-top v-notch\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-194-4\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"6\" ><div id=\"pgc-194-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"13\" >\n<h2 class=\"text-body-color margin-bottom-5px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Get Started?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-light margin-bottom-40px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To be an effective partner, we need to know you and your goals<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Icon Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-194-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_annuity-icon-boxes widget-icon-boxes panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-boxes top-icon-box icon-medium-round-bg number-icon-box medium-col-space\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-share\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">1<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">get in touch<\/h5>\n<p>The best way to get started is to simply phone, or contact us via email or contact form<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-coffee\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">2<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">initial meeting<\/h5>\n<p>It helps us to get know each other and ascertain whether our service will be of benefit for you<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-compose\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">3<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">if you decide to proceed\u2026<\/h5>\n<p>We set up a second meeting, which is the start of the planning process\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\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\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\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 Icon Boxes -->\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-dark-colored-pattern-bg dark-colored-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-194-5\"  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.paging-control\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-prev=\"> .cycle-pager .cycle-prev\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-next=\"> .cycle-pager .cycle-next\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-auto-height=\"calc\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-log=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Tailored Advice <span>for Complex Lives<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Annuity Strategic took the time to understand our situation &amp; tailor their advice &amp; solutions to our specific needs which, being a business owner, can be quite complex. Their strategies &amp; advice have been clearly articulated &amp; have placed my wife &amp; I at ease.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Paul Marsh<\/strong><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onix-creative.com\" target=\"_blank\">Onix Creative - Business Owner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Guidance <span>towards<\/span> Secure Retirement<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They listened to what I want to achieve for a secure retirement &amp; have guided me towards an investment plan which is balanced for growth &amp; security.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Kathy C<\/strong><span>Self Funded Retiree<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>First Class <span>Financial Advice<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Annuity Strategic advisors have a formidable background in financial planning. They complement each other in providing first class financial advice. Their honesty, integrity &amp; sincere interest in securing a financial future for their clients makes them a standout group.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Peter Wilson<\/strong><span>IT Professional &amp; Business Owner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Enjoy the Fruits <span>of Working Life<\/span><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have been highly impressed with their recent retirement plan &amp; start to enjoy some of the fruits of our working life. 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