Work & CareersCareersFinancial plannersPrint articleUniversities cutting courses could cruel financial advice expansionThe demand for financial advice and advisers is rising, but universities are closing the courses that train them. That’s a problem for everyone.Andrew HobbsWealth reporterMay 13, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIt seems like the financial planning sector could be, well, a lot better planned.Just as the demand for planners is forecast to surge as the Baby Boomers and Generation X plough on to retirement, the universities that offer the courses needed to train them are cutting them.Loading...Andrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), financial planning, retirement, inheritance, tax, personal finance and, sometimes, the Perth Bears. He has been a financial journalist for 30 years, previously at Bloomberg and AAP.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFinancial plannersAFR ReportsFinancial planningSMSFsBudget Executive EducationPowered byLatest In CareersFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesSally PattenHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingLife & LeisureMore men should try Pilates, says this Sydney CEOLife & LeisureNew supercars keep coming – despite the odds stacked against themThe secret to Oroton’s $123m turnaround successRich ListRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreYolanda RedrupChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dreamThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jail