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A safe pair of hands.(financial planner Georgia Mavriodis)(Brief article)

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The future of the financial planning industry is in safe hands if Georgia Mavriodis is typical of the planners that are coming through the ranks.

One doesn't often hear of financial services professions giving Financial Services Reform a ringing endorsement, and in that respect Adelaide paraplanner Georgia Mavriodis is no different.

She readily acknowledges the legislation has its imperfections, notably in generating excessively long disclosures in SOAs, but nevertheless welcomes it as being in the best interest of clients and planners.

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