Our Advisers

All of our advisers are passionate about helping you invest your money ethically. We specialise in ethical investment.

Our qualifications include Certification in Ethical Investment by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. As well as being Certified Financial Planners™(CFP).

To find out more about us, please read the summaries below:

Karen McLeod

Experience and Credentials: Karen McLeod is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP). She also holds a Bachelor of Business (with Distinction).

During her decade spent working at traditional financial planning firms: Australian Financial Services, Godfrey Pembroke and Genesys Wealth Advisers, she realised her personal desire to help clients invest successfully without compromising their values.

Karen is actively involved in all issues related to responsible investment. In 2010, she was appointed a board member for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).  She also sits on the Certification Committee.

In 2009, Karen McLeod was awarded a place in the ‘Masterclass Top 50’ Honour Roll. The Australian Financial Review's ‘Smart Investor’ magazine conducted the exam.

Professionally, Karen McLeod is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). She is also accredited as a Certified Financial Adviser with Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).

Phone: 07) 3333 2187

Email: kmcleod@ethicalinvestment.com.au

Postal: PO Box 824 BULIMBA QLD 4171

Authorised Representative of Ethical Investment Advisers Pty Ltd

Louise Edkins

Experience and Credentials: Louise Edkins CFP™ is a joint director of Ethical Investment Advisers Pty Ltd, a financial planning group that specialises in giving advice to ethical investors. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP). Louise is a member and accredited by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).

Louise started her career as a money market dealer at Macquarie Bank in 1984, a client adviser with CS First Boston Australian Equities and a Securities Risk Reporting Analyst at Natwest Markets in London. Having worked in financial markets and broking firms through the eighties, Louise felt there was more to life than “greed is good” and has advised clients solely on ethical investment since 1994.

Phone: 07) 3367 3332

Email: louise@ethicalinvestment.com.au

Postal Address: PO Box 623 PADDINGTON QLD 4064

Authorised Representative of Ethical Investment Advisers Pty Ltd

Terry Pinnell

Experience and Credentials: Terry Pinnell has been a financial planner since 1989 and he has specialised in ethical investment since 1993. He is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP), Member of the FPA, Charter Member of Responsible Investment Association Australasia and a Justice of the Peace. Terry is a director of Directed Ethical Investment Pty Ltd and Ethical Investment Advisers Pty Ltd.

Phone: 07) 3278 2279

Email: dei@dei.com.au

Postal: PO Box 78 SHERWOOD QLD 4075

Authorised Representative of Ethical Investment Advisers Pty Ltd