James Bristow

M.App.Fin, MSIAA
Senior Private Wealth Adviser

Background

James Bristow is an experienced Senior Private Wealth Adviser at Ord Minnett, with over 16 years of expertise in financial markets and wealth management. He specialises in working with high net worth individuals, families, and organisations to develop comprehensive financial strategies that preserve and grow wealth across generations.

James combines deep market knowledge with a personalised approach to deliver tailored investment solutions designed to meet each client’s specific objectives. He believes that exceptional wealth management begins with understanding each client’s unique story, values, and aspirations.

His collaborative approach ensures clients remain informed and confident in their financial decisions throughout all market environments.

James brings deep expertise in personalised investment strategies for high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, with a strong focus on strategic retirement planning and self-managed super fund (SMSF) management. His capabilities include dynamic asset allocation, sophisticated portfolio construction, wealth preservation, and intergenerational wealth transfer planning. He is also highly skilled in risk management, capital preservation, and coordinating estate planning with family governance structures. His expertise is especially valuable to clients requiring complex portfolio strategies across multiple asset classes, seeking tax-effective wealth accumulation and preservation, navigating major life transitions, or establishing robust succession and estate planning frameworks.

Areas of Expertise

Key Services

Financial
Planning
Investment Advice
& Strategy
Portfolio Construction

& Management
Portfolio Reporting & Administration
Superannuation
& SMSF
Stockbroking
Retirement
Planning
Philanthropic
Giving
Investment & Market Research

Qualifications

  • Master of Applied Finance (Financial Planning), Kaplan Professional
  • Post Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance (Financial Planning), Kaplan Professional
  • Registered Tax (Financial) Adviser, Tax Practitioners Board

Certifications

  • Accredited Derivatives Adviser Level 1
  • Margin Lending

Areas of Advice

  • Financial advice
  • Asset allocation
  • Investment strategies
  • Margin lending
  • Superannuation & SMSF
  • Life risk insurance
  • Redundancy / early retirement
  • Retirement planning

Office

Brisbane
Level 34/71 Eagle St Brisbane City QLD 4000
(07) 3214 5555
brisbane@ords.com.au

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