http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:20:13 +1000 Rocketspark http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12599/confidentiality-as-a-personal-responsibility/ One of the things I understand deeply about living and working in regional communities is that privacy matters.In smaller towns, people know each other. Families have history together. Businesses are connected. News can travel quickly, often without anyone intending it to.Because of this, many people feel cautious about who they speak to when it comes to personal things, especially financial matters.Over the years, I have had many people tell me they delayed seeking advice simply because they we... Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:41:10 +1000 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12599 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12406/a-moment-to-pause-this-easter/ Easter is often a time to slow down and spend time with the people who matter most.For many families across regional Queensland, it offers a small pause in the year. A chance to gather, reflect, and enjoy a little time together before the busy seasons continue.I will also be taking a short pause over the Easter period to spend time with my own family.The office will be closed from Good Friday, reopening again on Tuesday 7 April 2026.Our team wishes you and your family a safe and restful Easter.... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:52:28 +1100 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12406 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12392/the-experience-that-led-me-into-an-advisory-career/ People sometimes ask how I came to work in financial advice.Like many things in life, it was not a straight path. It really began years ago when I was living in Far North Queensland and working in a bank. People would come into the branch and ask what they should do with their money. At the time my role was quite limited. I could help with term deposits or superannuation, but beyond that there was very little guidance I was able to offer.Still, those conversations stayed with me. I found myself ... Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:38:50 +1100 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12392 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12020/farming-families-more-than-agribusiness/ Much of my work is with multi-generational farming families, where decisions are rarely just about money.On the surface, the conversation might be about succession, inheritance, or restructuring. But in farming families, the land is never just an asset. It’s livelihood, history, identity, and responsibility - often carried across three generations, sometimes more. The seasons leave their mark not just on the paddocks, but on the people too. Good years and hard years shape the way families thin... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12020 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12018/servicing-regional-queensland/ My office is often a long stretch of highway.My work takes me from the cane fields of Far North Queensland, through Central Queensland cattle country, out to cotton growers and sheep farmers, and into family businesses spread from Ipswich right across to the borders of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. If you do this work properly in regional Queensland, you learn pretty quickly that distance is just part of the job, and so is respect for the land and the people who work it.Every regio... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12018 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/post/12019/a-new-chapter/ There are moments in life when change arrives quietly, and others when it lands with real weight. Over the years, I’ve learned that when people come to see me, it’s often because life has shifted, and suddenly money carries more meaning than numbers alone.This next chapter of my work is a natural evolution of what I’ve been doing for more than 28 years: walking alongside rural and regional families and women, as they navigate major life transitions: succession, divorce, retirement, widowho... Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.helenrussoadvisory.com.au/blog/#post12019