Cameron Howlett

Profile picture of Cameron Hewlett a financial planner in Sydney and Melbourne with Independent Wealth Partners.
Founding Partner, Certified Financial Planner®, SMSF Specialist Advisor
Adviser since: 2001

Cameron takes a thoughtful, down-to-earth approach to financial advice, supporting clients across Greater Sydney in building a clear connection between their goals and financial decisions. His fully independent model and transparent process create a strong foundation of trust. A reputable adviser with extensive SMSF and retirement knowledge, he provides practical, ethical guidance that reflects what matters most to each client.

More about Cameron Howlett

Cameron is the founding partner of Independent Wealth Partners, a financial planning practice with offices in Sydney and Melbourne which provides truly independent advice to its clients. He is a Certified Financial Planner, an accredited SMSF Specialist Advisor™ and a Registered Tax Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board of Australia, whilst he has worked on the Financial Planning Association’s CFP Board Committee.

Having won numerous industry awards, Cameron also writes and is quoted regularly on Financial Planning issues in the Age, Australian Financial Review and The Australian and has been profiled in BRW Magazine.

Why are we independent?
Unfortunately, for too long the public has not been able to trust in the advice of most financial planners. Tainted by commissions and schemes designed to sell the financial product of their masters has meant that most advice couldn’t be relied upon. When starting their business, they wanted to be different. They wanted their business to reflect who they were. As such, their advice is 100% independent.

They don’t receive any ‘kick backs’ or ‘incentives’ from any product or investment that they recommend to you. None. Never. 0%. Ever, ever, ever. Their work is paid for by the fee you agree to before you start. This allows them to be ruthless about the effectiveness of the strategies, products and services recommended to you. If they think something is a good idea it’s because they think it is a good idea, not because someone offered them an incentive. To learn more about who they are click here.

Investment Style

Cameron and his partners at Independent Wealth Partners work with their clients to help them understand and achieve their dreams, goals and aspirations. They do this by working together to give advice that empowers our clients to align ‘their money’ with the things that matter to them most, giving them the clarity, control and freedom to live a full life.

For some clients, this might be spending 6 months travelling the world, or maybe a dream of a quiet life in the country, or perhaps its being able to get out of the rat race and retire as soon as possible. Our specialty is to help our clients identify what they want to do, provide independent advice tailored to this and then chart a course to ensure it’s achieved.

They’re working for you. Full stop.

Specialties and Areas of Expertise

  • SMSF advice
  • Retirement strategy
  • Independent advice modelling
  • Tax planning
  • Wealth structuring
  • Goal-based financial direction
  • Medical financial planning

Professional Standards You Can Trust

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Certified Financial Planner
  • Accredited SMSF Specialist Advisor™
  • Registered Tax Agent with the Tax Practitioners Board of Australia
  • Worked on the Financial Planning Association’s CFP Board Committee

Industry Recognition & Awards

Cameron has won numerous industry awards, including the following from Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) Magazine:

  • National Investment Adviser of the Year (2015)
  • SMSF Adviser of the Year finalist (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Investment Adviser of the Year finalist (2016)

Testimonials

“Independent Wealth Partners and in particular Cameron Howlett have recently steered me back on track with my finances after I had received some extremely poor financial advice from my previous financial adviser, who I had been seeing for some years. I am forever grateful to Cameron for his honesty, competence and professionalism as a financial adviser, he has filled me with the confidence that I am now finally on the right path to achieving the goals I had originally set out a few years ago.”
~ Sarah Fitzgerald

“My wife and I have been receiving advice and services from Cameron Howlett for over seven years. His experienced and practical advice and management has helped us achieve all our objectives and retire two years earlier than planned, with confidence. Cameron is a much trusted professional adviser who we highly recommend. He is fun and personable when making us think about, not just our financial objectives, but also our aspirations and dreams. He is also very patient and diligent in explaining things. We could not be happier.”
~ Ian Bramstedt

“Cameron and the team at Independent Wealth Partners have been fantastic to deal with. My partner and I landed there after an extensive search, looking for independent advice as well as hoping to build a long term professional relationship. Cameron has provided exactly that, giving us guidance and clarity on our direction, and importantly, helping us stay focused on our goals. Cameron is fantastic to deal with, making us feel comfortable immediately, is extremely personable and trustworthy, which is important to us in a relationship of this nature. Highly recommended!”
~ Nicholas Twomey

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