It's all well and good for a financial adviser to have the right qualifications, a clean complaints history and operate fee-for-service, but the most important thing is the 'nanna test': bedside manner.
The view that HECS debt doesn't really matter because it isn't expensive like credit cards or car loans is dying out as the banks tighten lending to first-home buyers.
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