Kharen has been providing tax and accounting advice since 1990 and financial advice since 1997. She became a partner of Chapman and French in 2000 and is the sole director of Avant Garde Business Services.
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Has a Bachelor of Commerce
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Is a Fellow and Financial Planning Specialist of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
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Is an Authorised Representative of Count Financial, under which, she is a Senior Wealth Adviser
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Has specialist accreditations in Aged Care, Self Managed Super Funds and Defined Benefit Schemes.
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Winner of Money Management Magazine’s Women in Financial Services, Financial Planner of the Year Award 2016
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Winner of Count Financial’s Female Excellence in Advice Award 2016
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She has a husband, a beautiful daughter and six siblings
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She has a love for travel, good food and a glass (or two) of Pinot Noir