Andrea and Doug decided that it was time to start thinking seriously about their retirement. They met with an adviser who informed them that by moving their superannuation out of their industry fund and into a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) they would retire with a higher balance.

Gabrielle and Jonathan felt something wasn't right with the management of their superannuation. Unfortunately, their intuition was correct. As a result of poor financial advice, the couple lost a significant portion of their retirement savings.

Harry was given inappropriate financial advice and as a result, lost more than $350,000.

Single parent Elizabeth was offered a redundancy after a long and successful career. She chose her financial firm carefully because they were specialists in defined benefit superannuation.

Retiree Olivia and her wife were victims of inappropriate advice from their financial advisor in relation to their SMSF.

Amilia* and her husband sought advice from a financial advisor as they became closer to retirement age. They assumed the advisor would act in their best interest.