Financial Planning, Construction and Review
UndergraduateGRF-AFE3222027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 4 July 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $2,318
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Financial Planning, Construction and Review
About this subject
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
- Research, analyse and model client financial circumstances, strategies and products using appropriate financial planning tools to inform advice.
- Develop and justify appropriate financial planning strategies and recommendations that respond to client goals, circumstances, risk and longer-term implications.
- Construct professional financial advice and supporting records that clearly communicate recommendations, rationale, risks and implications.
- Communicate and respond to clients professionally when presenting financial advice and managing advice interactions.
- Apply ethical, regulatory and professional obligations in developing, documenting and communicating financial advice.
- Regulation, Ethics & Client Interview
- Scope of Advice & Client Goals
- Cashflow & Debt Reduction Strategies
- Insurance Strategy Development, Research & Recommendations
- Superannuation & Estate Planning
- Best Interests Duty & Documentation
- Product Comparison & Replacement
- Investment & Portfolio Construction
- Writing the Statement of Advice
- Presentation Skills
- Implementation & Review Process
This subject focuses on the application of prior knowledge to the development of the necessary capacity to assess clients needs; prepare, present, evaluate and implement tailored, comprehensive financial plans. Students will also be able to recognise the implications of legal and ethical codes that relate to financial planners and to apply them to their own work activities.
Prerequisites: AFE227 Superannuation and Retirement, AFE329 Estate Planning, AFE222 Risk Management and Insurance, and AFE223 Financial Planning 2.
Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 3202AFE: Financial Planning, Construction and Review at Griffith University.
This course has strict conditions regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in assessment. To find out more, please visit Griffith University’s Academic Integrity page for further information.
- Written assignment (20%)
- Written assignment (50%)
- Practice-based assignment - You must achieve a minimum of 50% on this assessment task to pass the course (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- GRF-AFA-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
GRF-AFE223 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice
UndergraduateGRF-AFA-DEG