Deborah Carter

Financial Adviser

For Deborah, making a difference in people's lives is the reward. With a background in banking and finance, Deborah has many years' experience in the financial services industry, ultimately leading to her establishing her advisory firm Assurance by Design almost 15 years ago. Deborah partners with the team at Cave Financial to provide solid tailored solutions to our clients for both personal and business situations. Her open and honest approach allows her to work closely with you, this combined with her attention to detail ensures the focus is on getting the right outcome for her clients.

Deborah believes it is important to challenge yourself both professionally and personally. She loves the outdoors and exploring new places and cultures, her biggest highlight was conquering the 17,500ft Annapurna circuit climb in Nepal. A very keen tennis player, you will often find her racket in hand somewhere on a court around Auckland, belonging to both Mission and Herne Bay tennis clubs.

deborah@cavefinancial.co.nz

Cave Financial have given us excellent advice on both our KiwiSaver and Investment Property Portfolio. I highly recommend Michael and Team. They're helpful, friendly, explain things making it easy to understand and walk you through every step of the process. Highly recommended!

Matt
Cave Financial and team have been the absolute back bone of not only my business but my family’s future. I have so much respect and trust for your team, Michael. I’m so grateful to have your full support and feel secure with your values and guidance. I would highly recommend Cave Financial to anybody wanting peace of mind. 10/5 service!

Miles
Helped so much with answering all of our questions around life insurance, then got us the best deal. Couldn’t be happier. 10/10.

Lana and Hannah
We’re a long-term customer of Cave Financial. Michael and his team consistently provide professional and effective services whilst making us feel valued and seen. We appreciate being a customer of yours for 10+ years.

Rob
I cannot recommend Michael and the team at Cave Financial highly enough. They steered me through a complicated set of mortgage applications with professionalism, good cheer, and were incredibly prompt with every query I made. On top of that they negotiated a better rate! I would not have been able to get through this arduous process without their skill and care.

Tiffiny

Latest articles

Top tips to help you achieve financial freedom: Part One

Chances are, you won't win the lottery or make enough money to retire by age 30! So, it’s important you have a strategy in place to maximise your financial opportunities.
Financial success is a lifelong project - it's about working hard, of course, but it's also about making good decisions along the way.
That's why we have collated our top financial wellness tips. Join us every day for a week where we will cover everything from getting started, spending and saving, insurance and investments and even common money mistakes. It's never too late to improve your financial future.

Top tips to help you achieve financial freedom: Part Two

Today’s financial wellness tips focus on two sides of the coin - being a smart saver and a better borrower.
It could be argued that they both serve the same purpose of providing usefully large sums of money. Whilst borrowing money can allow you to realise your dreams quicker than saving can, many see saving as a more secure and manageable way of accumulating funds.
Today’s installment offers advice on how to create an achievable, realistic savings plan, prioritising your goals and how to get the most out of your savings account. We also look at how to keep your borrowing under control, but also how borrowing can have its benefits in the long run.

Top tips to help you create financial freedom: Part Four

For the majority of us, our main source of income is derived from paid employment. Therefore, it could be argued that wages or salary is one of, if not the most, important component in achieving financial wellbeing.
Today we look at ways to maximise what you earn, but also consider the impact of losing that income and how to protect what you have spent so many years working towards.