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Tailor-Made Financial Services - Wollongong (by appointment)

Tailor-Made Financial Services - Wollongong (by appointment)

5.0(20 reviews)See reviews ↓·Wollongong

About the company

Tailor-Made Financial Services was formed in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience in the financial markets industry. The business is 100% privately owned, with no product issuer or provider holding any stake in the ownership. It does not receive commissions for the advice provided or rebates them in full to clients, and operates a transparent fee for service structure. The business provides financial advice and planning services.

Ben Hatcher and John Broughton are Financial Advisers - Principal, while Ed Macartney, Peter Manevski and Jules Knox are Financial Advisers. Carolyn Tomlinson is the Practice Manager, Julie Dadd is the Office Manager, and Dona Hayman and Mayette Codilla are Client Services Managers. Madeleine Fleming and Lauren Dowling are Client Services Specialists, and Dianne Ranan and Jamaica Pena work in Client Services. Emily Jenkins is a Mortgage Broker and Director of Tailor-Made Mortgages.

Ben Hatcher, John Broughton and Peter Manevski are Certified Financial Planners. Ben Hatcher, John Broughton, Ed Macartney, Peter Manevski and Julie Knox are members of the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Ben Hatcher is a member of the SMSF Association. The business is a Corporate Authorised Representative (AR No.247818) of CUBE Financial Services Pty Ltd and trades as Tailor-Made Financial Services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Wollongong clients who approach this practice for guidance with superannuation, aged care transitions and retirement planning tend to describe the experience in similar terms. The adviser is consistently portrayed as knowledgeable and unhurried, taking the time to explain options in plain language and answering questions fully, so that people who had found financial planning intimidating come away with a clearer sense of direction.

Families assisting parents moving from hospital into permanent residential care speak of being treated with warmth and given practical ways to work through a difficult period. Streamlining dealings with Centrelink and structuring affairs so entitlements are maximised is a point that comes up often among those referred through industry super funds. Staff members Madeleine and Kirsty are named for their help with paperwork and follow-up, and the courteous manner of the whole team, from the first telephone call onwards, is regularly noted.

Discussion of investment options is remembered as well considered, with clients expressing confidence in the advice given and satisfaction at having acted on it. Several households have returned over successive years for continued guidance, including arrangements that draw together superannuation and aged care planning. The approachable, reassuring way the adviser works with clients and their families anchors much of the feedback.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Belinda Hughes3 June 2026

Tailor-Made have been fantastic. We have been with them for many years and they know how to cater financial advice and planning to your needs.

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Debra Neden-Masters19 May 2026

If you are looking for a financial advisor look no further than Tailor-Made Wollongong. I would highly recommend Peter and staff.

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Leanne Schofield14 May 2026

My husband and I have been dealing with Peter Maniveski, Lauren Dowling and Madeline Fleming from the Wollongong office for the last 8 months. I have just retired and my husband is still working. I just want to say that this is the first time that we both have used a financial planner, and the experience has been a good one. If I ever have a question I can just ring their office and one of the team will always get back to me straight away. Information is always clear and precise when provided via email in regards to the progress of our financial services. The staff are always courteous, knowledgeable and friendly to talk to. I have not hesitation in recommending Tailor-Made Financial Services Wollongong.

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Joanne Arend Ebelt16 April 2026

Peter Manevski and his team at Tailor-Made, Milton branch, have given us excellent financial service for our retirement. He and his team have been very professional, courteous and quick in responding to enquiries and correspondence

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Mark Dennis1 April 2026

My wife and I have had a few appointments over the last couple of years with Peter and have always found him to be very professional and easy to talk to, his advice has always been great. The whole staff are always great and very friendly and polite. Madeline is always very good help when we have to follow up with paperwork or various other things. I highly recommend TMFS for great advice and peace of mind for your future with Milton and Wollongong offices at your disposal.

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Helen Koenig4 December 2025

My husband and I have been dealing with Taylor Made Financial Services, and in particular Peter Manevski (our financial guru) and his trusty sidekicks Madeleine and Kirsty for about fourteen months now. In that time, instead of our pre-conceived prediction of "we will never be able to retire", and the thoughts of dealing with a financial planner that felt like it was going to make us feel intimidated, stupid and even dreading our financial future, the exact opposite is true. Every interaction with Peter, being in person, via email or over the phone, left us feeling confident, reassured and "lighter" in some way. Every question asked was answered with knowledge and expertise in layman's terms befitting someone like us with little to no experience in the world of numbers. In our very first meeting when Peter asked, "what are your dreams, what are your goals?" we advised him that we both wanted to retire, to holiday overseas, to buy a caravan to travel domestically and a new kitchen. He didn't say "NO, you can't do that!!, you need to save your money so it can last you for the next twenty-five to thirty years". Instead he said "Let's make it happen". Today, we are both retired. We have accumulating funds in our holiday account for our next O/S trip. We have a caravan sitting in our driveway ready to be hitched up to our car whenever a road trip takes our fancy, and a healthy amount in our reno account for my dream kitchen which I believe will come to fruition in 2026. We also have Peter's continued guidance to ensure that we will still have enough money to last us for the next twenty-five to thirty years. All that being said, it is obvious that we have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending TMFS and Peter and his team to anyone seeking advise and direction with their financial future.

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Dave Reid3 December 2025

I was recommended by a friend who was experiencing the same learning curve as me with my parents transferring from hospital into permanent aged care. Peter from the Woolongong office looked after me with kindness, compassion and above all all the necessary tools to navigate through this tricky time. Would highly recommend them.

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Contact
+61242287355www.tmfs.com.auSUITE 3/104 Crown St, Wollongong NSW 2500