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Private financial advice for New Zealand families & business owners

Your financiallife, managedwith care.

We bring the decisions around your family, business, wealth, and future into one thoughtful strategy — so you can move forward with more clarity and care.

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The Foundation of Wealth

One connected view of your financial life.

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About Crestwell

Financial advice built for your life

Most people know they should be doing more with their money. The problem is not information — it is having someone who understands your whole picture and can tell you, clearly, what to do next. That is what we do.

Crestwell Private Office is not owned by a bank, insurer, or fund manager. We consider a range of providers, and some advice areas involve payment from a provider. Before you decide to proceed, we explain how we are paid, the options we have considered, and any relevant conflicts in plain language. Full details are in our Disclosure Statement. For a shorter explanation, see How we are paid.

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We start with your situation, not a product
We begin with a genuine conversation about where you are, what you want, and what is getting in the way — not a product.
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One team across your whole financial life
Protection, lending, investments, planning, and legacy decisions are coordinated by one team that understands how each part connects.
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Someone in your corner, year-round
Annual reviews and life-change conversations keep your strategy useful as your family, work, business, or priorities evolve.
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Clear about providers and payments
We explain provider access, how we are paid, and any relevant conflicts before you decide whether to proceed.
8Advice areas, all under one roof
14+Years of client experience
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Our People

One leadership team. A connected perspective.

Our leadership team works together to deliver advice that is coordinated, considered, and built around your goals.

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The Foundation of Wealth

Start with what matters most right now.

Your financial life does not need to be solved all at once. It needs the right starting point — then a strategy that builds layer by layer.

The Foundation of Wealth: protection, growth, and legacy

“Build strong at the bottom. The peak will take care of itself.”

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In focus · Protection

Give the life you have built a stronger foundation.

Before wealth can grow, your family, income, business, and home need a plan for the events that could interrupt them. We help you understand the risks that matter and make the right protections work together.

What this can help clarify
  • If income stopped, what would your household need?
  • What could a health event mean for your business or mortgage?
  • Where are you taking more risk than you realise?

Not sure which layer deserves attention first? That is exactly what the first conversation is for.

Talk through your starting point
What we do

Financial advice for the moments that shape your life.

No two clients arrive with the same question. We listen first, bring the relevant decisions together, and help you move forward with a plan that remains useful as life changes.

Perspective begins here
Advice is personal

The best financial decisions start with the whole story — not a product, a spreadsheet, or a sales pitch.

We bring the decisions around your family, work, business, and future into one joined-up conversation.

Explore your starting point

What is on your mind right now?

Five visible starting points. Choose one to see the relevant considerations and explore the clearest next page.

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In focus · Protection

Make sure the people who rely on you are protected.

A growing family, a larger mortgage, or a change in income can make yesterday’s financial arrangements feel too small. We help you understand what your family needs, what could interrupt it, and where to begin.

Things to consider
  • How would the household cope if income stopped?
  • Does your mortgage structure still support your goals?
  • What should savings, KiwiSaver, and debt each do next?
See how we help families
Who We Help

Choose the financial chapter that feels most like yours.

There is no fixed path—only the right next conversation. Select the situation closest to yours and see how we can help.

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In focus · Business Owners

Your business is your life’s work. Your personal wealth should reflect it.

We help separate business risk from personal wealth, coordinate the right specialists, and create a strategy that gives you more choice—whether you sell, scale, or step away.

See how we help Business Owners
A conversation can help you

Business and personal risk

Wealth beyond the business

Succession and future choice

How we work

An advice relationship that moves at your pace.

Five visible stages. Each has one purpose: help you make the next good decision with more confidence.

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  1. In focus · stage 01

    Listen first

    We begin with a genuine conversation about your life, priorities, concerns, and what you would like money to make possible. There is no pitch and no expectation that you have every answer.

    What you leave with

    A clearer picture of the decisions that deserve attention first.

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What you can expect

Private advice should feel clear, connected, and considered.

You are not looking for more financial noise. You are looking for a trusted way to bring the decisions that matter into one purposeful relationship.

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Start with the whole picture

Your business, family, lending, investments, protection, and future plans are considered together — not as disconnected transactions.

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Make the advice understandable

You receive a clear view of the choices, trade-offs, and actions in front of you, so important decisions feel considered rather than rushed.

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Stay connected as life changes

An advice relationship should evolve with a business sale, family change, career opportunity, market movement, or retirement transition.

A considered first step

A first conversation is a chance to understand your situation, not a commitment to a product or a provider.

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Broad provider access.
No single-provider bias.

Insurance Partners

We work across New Zealand's insurance market, comparing products from major providers to find the right cover for each client. Our panel includes AIA, Partners Life, Fidelity Life, Asteron Life, Chubb Life, PPS Mutual, nib, and more. Our recommendations are driven entirely by your needs.

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Lending Partners

We work with a broad range of lenders — including major banks and non-bank lenders — to find the right structure for your mortgage, investment property, or commercial lending needs. Complex ownership structures and trust arrangements are our speciality.

ANZASBBNZWestpacKiwibankNon-Bank Lenders
Investment Partners

We provide investment advice across New Zealand's leading fund managers, KiwiSaver providers, and direct investment platforms. Our clients benefit from access to a broad range of investment options, assessed on merit and suitability — not provider relationships.

Fisher FundsMilfordSimplicityInvestNowKernelDirect Equities

Our approach. Crestwell Private Office is not owned by, or aligned to, any single insurer, bank, or investment firm. We are remunerated transparently, and our obligation is to find the most suitable outcome for each client. Full details of how we are remunerated are set out in our Disclosure Statement.

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integrated journey.

Choose the start that suits you: book a time for a conversation, or send a short note and we will consider the practical next step with you.

Location
Auckland-based · serving New Zealand
Phone
+64 21 082 48323
Email
info@crestwell.co.nz
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