Gianna Thomson

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Certified Financial Planner®, B Fin, SMSF Specialist
Adviser since: 2004

Gianna has built her advice model around acting as a central coordinator for clients with complex financial lives, particularly those balancing senior careers, family demands, and business interests. Her work often centres on bringing multiple advisers into alignment so decisions across tax, investments, and long-term planning feel connected rather than fragmented.

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Thomson Wealth helps high-income professionals, senior public servants, and successful business owners take control of their financial future–without the stress and complexity.

Led by Gianna Thomson, a Certified Financial Planner® with over 20 years of experience in superannuation and financial services, this Canberra-based firm provides strategic, personalised financial advice. As a trusted Financial Advisor, Gianna works with clients who are time-poor but ambitious–juggling careers, businesses, families, and lifestyle goals.

Thomson Wealth is especially known for its deep expertise in public sector superannuation, including complex defined benefit schemes.

Business owners with trusts and companies also value the firm’s guidance on structuring their finances, building tax-effective wealth, and planning for succession.

Investment Style

From retirement planning and investing in professionally managed share portfolios and property, to funding children’s education and first home deposits, Thomson Wealth delivers advice that is clear, actionable, and tailored to each family’s goals.

The Family Chief Financial Officer service is designed to act as a key member of your financial board. It collaborates with accountants, lawyers, and other professionals to provide coordinated advice that saves time, reduces hassle, and brings peace of mind.

Specialties and Areas of Expertise

  • Superannuation and SMSF
  • Investment portfolio management
  • Retirement planning
  • Public Sector Superannuation
  • Redundancy
  • Debt management
  • Tax planning and asset protection strategies
  • Estate planning
  • Personal insurances
  • Business succession planning, key person and buy/sell agreements
  • Philanthropy charitable giving

Professional Standards You Can Trust

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
  • Bachelor of Finance
  • Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Superannuation)
  • Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
  • ICFS Specialist SMSF Course
  • Member, Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA)

Testimonials

“Gianna is the best financial advisor of three that I have known. She has skilfully determined the optimal strategies to maximise our retirement income, providing my husband and I peace of mind about our retirement. I wish that I had met Gianna years ago!” ~ Irene, Academic

“Gianna has helped my wife and I get our financial life back on track when we never would have ourselves. Gianna was also an essential team member helping our small business survive through Covid Lockdowns/closedown period. Gianna is professional and personable” ~ Rob, Business Owner

“Gianna has given me advice since I had a career change and was contemplating a redundancy payment. Gianna is always very prompt in responding to my questions and takes an interest in understanding my life goals as part of getting a full conversation on how my family and I could structure our finances that was aligned to what we wanted. I have always found Gianna to be an extremely good listener and she complements that with good advice which is always very well explained so that I am comfortable in making decisions, backed up by her technical and industry knowledge. Gianna is always prompt, courteous, and extremely professional and it is a pleasure having her as our financial adviser.” ~ Tim, Accountant

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