{"id":128,"date":"2019-09-11T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2019-09-14T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T11:28:11","slug":"home-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/home-page-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page 2"},"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-128-0\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-128-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">We can guide you to financial peace of mind.<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Divider -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"1\" >\n<div class=\"small-bar colored-bar margin-bottom-20px\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Divider -->\n\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block\" data-index=\"2\" >\n<p class=\"lead-text-basic width-60pct-centered text-primary-color-pale margin-bottom-50px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">At Benchmark Strategic, we believe everyone should have access to independent financial advice. We have been providing it to the Toowoomba area since 1998.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Picture Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-picture-boxes widget-picture-boxes panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes top-picture-box box-filled-bg picture-icon centered-content\" data-cols=\"3\">\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-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Cash Flow Management\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-incomes.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"incomes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Cash Flow Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Wealth Protection &amp; Insurance\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-insurance.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"insurance\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Wealth Protection &amp; Insurance<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Retirement Planning &amp; Superannuation\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-retirement.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"retirement\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Retirement Planning &amp; Superannuation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Tax Planning\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-accounting.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"accounting\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Tax Planning<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Investment &amp; Wealth Creation\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-business.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"business\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Investment &amp; Wealth Creation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-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<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Business Advice\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper 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<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-yellow-consultation.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"consultation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\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 text-primary-color\">Business Advice<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-more-link\">Learn More<\/div>\r\n\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\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<\/a>\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<\/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 Picture 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-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-128-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-128-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-5px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">About Us<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-basic width-80pct-centered text-primary-color-pale margin-bottom-60px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Of the 18,000 financial advisers in Australia,<br \/>\nwe are part of a select group of under 90 who can call themselves truly independent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Picture Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-128-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-picture-boxes widget-picture-boxes panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes top-picture-box round-image centered-content medium-col-space\" data-cols=\"3\">\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-image overlay-enabled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-360x360.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Picture 4\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Meet Our Team\"><span class=\"link\"><\/span><\/a>\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\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<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Meet Our Team<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diverse views, common values and a team approach to creating better outcomes.<\/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<\/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-image overlay-enabled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02-360x360.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Picture 2\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Integrated Approach\"><span class=\"link\"><\/span><\/a>\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\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<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Integrated Approach<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How our approach in serving our clients sets us apart from other advisory firms.<\/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<\/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-image overlay-enabled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture10-360x360.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Picture 10\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture10-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture10-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Our Story\"><span class=\"link\"><\/span><\/a>\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\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<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Our Story<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19 years of experience understanding the markets and capitalizing on what lies ahead.<\/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<\/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 Picture 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-custom-bg-image stripe-upper-bg-opacity-85 stripe-upper-bg-transparent dark-colored-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/custom-bg-meeting.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-128-2\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-128-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell 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class=\"fact-statement\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>advisory client relationships<\/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<\/article>\r\n\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<article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fact-number\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>$300m<\/span>\r\n\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=\"fact-statement\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>total client assets under our management<\/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<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Stat Data -->\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 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for those who seek financial planning advice, and commit to working with us. We aim to be our clients' trusted financial adviser, to offer them a sounding board for their ideas, to challenge them to achieve their goals, to support them through difficult times, and to celebrate with them.<\/p>\n<p>As a <strong>boutique financial advice firm<\/strong> we choose who we work with carefully. We make sure we're able to assist you in achieving outcomes that satisfy your long-term financial and personal goals before entering into a relationship, to ensure we're the right fit for you for a long-term partnership.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5d7ccecbd568e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"2\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5d7ccecbd568e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Divider -->\n<div id=\"panel-w5d7ccecbd568e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-divider padding-top-40px widget-divider panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n<div class=\"small-bar colored-bar margin-bottom-50px\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Divider -->\n\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-w5d7ccecbd568e-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block\" data-index=\"4\" >\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-50px\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"#\">View the Client Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Testimonials -->\n<div id=\"panel-w5d7ccecbd568e-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-testimonials widget-testimonials\" data-index=\"5\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Testimonial Boxes: 2 columns -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-boxes\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"testimonial-item clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/testimonial-author1.jpg\" alt=\"Testimonial Author 1\">\r\n\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have found Benchmark Strategic to be exactly what we have needed to manage our financial matters.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Jon and Meredith<\/strong>, <span>Melbourne<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\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\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"testimonial-item clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/testimonial-author2.jpg\" alt=\"Testimonial Author 2\">\r\n\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They have been extremely helpful, and very practical, in their advice on pensions, inheritance tax planning and investment strategies.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Ann Cerovski<\/strong>, <span>Bexley North, NSW<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\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\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"testimonial-item clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/testimonial-author3.jpg\" alt=\"Testimonial Author 3\">\r\n\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just to say thank you for the time you obviously put into my strategies.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Corrado Milano<\/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\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"testimonial-item clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/testimonial-author4.jpg\" alt=\"Testimonial Author 4\">\r\n\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\r\n\t\t\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 a balanced investment plan.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Jason Bannister<\/strong>, <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onix-creative.com\" target=\"_blank\">IT Professional &amp; Business Owner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\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\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Testimonials -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap 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