The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Asteron Life have announced the finalists for this year’s excellence in education prize.

They are:

• Jonathan Chong, Goodwin Financial Services NSW
• Justin O’Donoghue, Vintage Wealth NSW
• Helen Russo, Encompass Wealth Financial Life Planning
• Bradley Smith, Smith Wealth Partners WA
• Michael Ward, Maxim Private Wealth.

The winner will be announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast from October 11-13 and receive a $25,000 education scholarship from Kaplan Professional.