Serhan’s background includes experience across major institutions as well as governance roles, which brings a broader perspective to her work with clients. She is particularly attuned to the nuances of public sector and defence super systems, where rules and entitlements can be highly specific.
Canberra Advice Financial Planning is a privately owned financial planning service. Their goal is to put you in a better financial position that will improve your lifestyle through expert advice.
Their principal adviser, Serhan Mackey, refined her professional skills as a financial planner through 14 years of experience with leading financial services firms including AXA, BT, MLC, Industry Fund Services and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC). Serhan built a reputation as an expert and respected adviser. After helping over a thousand clients achieve their goals, Serhan established Canberra Advice in 2021.
The planning industry is slowly evolving into a profession and Serhan is at the forefront of this change. She is highly educated, technically capable, and professionally and commercially astute.
Serhan is also passionate about increasing financial literacy among women and helping to reduce the wealth gap between men and women.
Serhan is a highly skilled wealth strategist with expertise in specialist areas including:
Serhan is currently on the board of the ACT Public Trustee as an honorary member serving a second 3-year term, and she was on the Australian Defence Force preferred advisor panel for 2 years
In 2015, she was one of the key advisors of an award-winning financial planning team providing Defined Benefit Superannuation advice to Australian Public Servants and the Defence community.
“Working with Serhan this year is one of the best financial decisions we have made as a couple. Her approach throughout the initial consultation was always friendly and honest, offering a balanced approach to maximising the benefits of our financial planning decisions for the decades to come. Serhan’s industry experience and strong reputation were clearly evident throughout the process and she was able to offer us considerable advice on a number of topics and areas that we were unsure how to best proceed forward on before meeting with her. Throughout the whole process, we felt comfortable and trusting in Serhan’s abilities and the responsibility she was taking on. Her knowledge on MSBS, superannuation, debt reduction, retirement planning, investments, shares, property, cash flow, wills and estates to name a few quickly put my wife and I at ease that we were working with a professional. The detail in the final report prepared prior to proceeding was detailed to say the least and carefully covered to ensure we were fully happy with the decisions we were about to make. I will be highly recommending Serhan to other people we know who are wanting to maximise their financial security and prosperity heading into later life!” ~ Nelson, under 35 years
“I was looking for someone to provide advice on redundancy with experience with PSS and I found Serhan to be really good, she listened to my situation and provided advice customised to my circumstances, she knows the PSS and provided advice on options going forward. I would use her again and would recommend her to others.” ~ Mel, 46 – 55 years
“Serhan’s a great listener and very friendly. I really value the advice she gave me. The result of that advice is already bearing fruit and will be for years and years to come. I had the impression that Financial Planners were only for high net worth individuals, but Serhan proves that such an opinion is false. I know the next time I’m in a position where financial advice is going to help (and I know now how helpful such advice is), I’m booking an appointment with Serhan! Thanks Serhan.” ~ Scott, 56 – 65 years
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