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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The financial planners of Ballarat

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local financial planners in Ballarat, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Cloud Financial Planning (5.0 from 44 Google reviews), Blue Financial Ballarat | Retirement Planning (4.9 from 56 Google reviews) and Butler Chartered Accountants & Financial Planning (5.0 from 12 Google reviews).

Financial Planners compared
9
Google reviews
140
Median rating
4.9

The financial planners of Ballarat: the top 5

  1. 1

    Cloud Financial Planning

    5.0 from 44 Google reviews.

    1/2a Belle Vue Avenue, Highton VIC 3216

    03 5215 0400

  2. 3

    Butler Chartered Accountants & Financial Planning

    5.0 from 12 Google reviews.

    18 Doveton Street North, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

    03 5333 5144 butlerca.com.au

  3. 5

    Andrew Rowan Wealth Management

    4.6 from 9 Google reviews.

    1311 Sturt St, Ballarat VIC 3350

    03 5331 6550 arwm.com.au

Not a Chain compared 9 financial planners in Ballarat, VIC, with 140 Google reviews between them. Of these, 5 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 9 reviews.

Of the financial planners compared, the most reviewed is Blue Financial Ballarat | Retirement Planning, with 56 Google reviews at 4.9.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local financial planners in Ballarat, VIC, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local financial planners in Ballarat, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Cloud Financial Planning (5.0 from 44 Google reviews), Blue Financial Ballarat | Retirement Planning (4.9 from 56 Google reviews) and Butler Chartered Accountants & Financial Planning (5.0 from 12 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank financial planners in Ballarat, VIC?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many financial planners in Ballarat, VIC did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 9 financial planners in Ballarat, VIC, with 140 Google reviews between them. Of these, 5 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 9 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.