Dave Haydon | Haydon Partners

Dave Haydon leads Haydon Partners, a Cairns-based firm operating from The Bolands Centre. Haydon Partners Pty Ltd holds Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) 554 591. Dave Haydon has almost two decades of experience in financial services and holds a Masters Degree in Financial Planning from Deakin University. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a member of the Financial Advice Association of Australia.

Deakin University awarded him the Academic Prize as the 'Top Graduating Student' in the Masters Degree. Haydon Partners provides investment advice, private wealth management, funds management, self managed super funds, retirement planning, and superannuation advice. The firm's clients include business owners and entrepreneurs, executives and professionals, successful retirees, health specialists, inherited wealth, self managed super funds, family trusts and companies, and foundations and charitable organisations.

Cairns clients of this financial advice practice describe a working relationship built on being heard and understood before any recommendations are made. Dave Haydon is credited by numerous reviewers with grasping their individual circumstances and long-term objectives, then translating those into a structured plan. Lena is mentioned by name for the part she plays in clarifying goals and supporting the advice process. Superannuation portfolios, inheritance sums and retirement planning recur as the areas clients bring through the door, and the explanations attached to each are described as thorough and straightforward to follow.

Reliable communication features in account after account, particularly the way clients are kept informed when their situation or the markets shift. Several reviewers remark on the professionalism and efficiency of the service, alongside a manner that feels personal rather than transactional. The confidence clients express in the direction their investments are taking stands out, as does the sense of security the guidance provides as retirement approaches. The working relationships, some spanning many years, remain the thread running through the feedback.