Mark Pel

Mark is the Principal of Hillcrest Financial Services. He has had 38 years experience in the financial industry, 28 years as a Financial Adviser.

Mark is passionate about helping people to understand their financial situation and investments to ensure they make informed decisions and take control of their financial future. He believes that people are happier when they make the decision themselves as a result of being well informed.
Mark will go out of his way to make sure his clients understand what their options are, what the risks are, and the likely implications of their actions. Therefore, his role is usually that of Financial Coach.

In 2001 Mark took on the challenge of running and developing Hillcrest Financial Services (HFS) into the respected practice that it is today.

Mark is a Certified Financial Planner, holder of a Diploma of Financial Planning, a Diploma of Financial Markets and a Masters Degree in financial planning.

Mark is a Fellow of the Financial Services institute of Australasia (FINSIA), a Chartered Retirment Planning Councellor and an Accredited Behavioral Finance Professional.

Our continued vision is to have a financial planning practice that genuinely puts clients’ needs ahead of the adviser and to place you in a better position than your were prior to seeking our advice.

Awards
In 2000 Mark was awarded the title of Regional financial adviser of the year with NRMA financial planning.
In 2018 Hillcrest Financial Services was recognised with Financial Wisdom’s quality recognition (small practice) award. This is an Australia wide award that recognises quality service and advice provided.