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Sam is the Director and owner trading as Astute Manly, formerly Dee Why. Sam is also part of the growth of Astute Soldiers Point, with experienced Broker Jason Ross, and Astute St Leonards Stephen Wells. Sam is highly regarded in the industry since 2000, known for his boundless passion, energy and dedication toward client service and solutions, as a fully integrated financial services model.
Over the years, for a five year period, Sam was a regular contributor to live Sky Channel’s “Your Money, Your Call” property and investments segment, a guest panellist with Diana Dorahy, Bridie Barry, and then Margaret Lomas. Sam is recognised as an expert in the area of lending and investments.
With a wealth of experience in banking, finance, and mortgage broking and fully qualified with a Certificate in Accounting, and a Diploma of Financial Services in Finance/Mortgage Broking (Management); Sam brings a measured and experienced approach to the industry, doing all it takes to deliver results for his clients where possible.
Sam is committed to ensuring that clients receive the upmost in service before, during and after their finance needs are met, challenging lenders to earn the right to service clients of Astute Manly. With a very talented group, there is great longevity and experience within the ranks of this team.
The team has a full financial planning and advice firm with Andrew Foo, Apexx Wealth, offering professional financial advice specialising in superannuation, risk insurance, cashflow and investment strategies. Sam has partnered with Andrew Foo based on his talent and care for clients. His skill and expertise ensure the team are well positioned to look after all the clients financial and advice needs.
Sam has always been a Northern Beaches local, born and raised in Avalon. Sam and his wife Sandi reside in Balgowlah with their three daughters Lily, Maddy and Holly. Sam is a keen rugby, AFL, and cricket supporter with a passion for entering motorsport events, including past success in motorcycle racing pre-kids of course!
Astute Manly are also proud and loyal supporters of the local area, having supported local schools for their fundraising events, charity walks, motorsport and events for many years and is rooted deep in the Northern Beaches community.
Sam and his fabulous team were extremely helpful when I purchased my first home in Sydney. They were very professional and efficient considering I needed a quick turnaround with my home loan application. They were able to find the best home loan facility that suited me – across various lending providers in their network.
Special mention to Claire and Kirsty who helped with the progress of my loan from application up to settlement. They constantly kept me in the loop and were available whenever I needed help/clarification. These two ladies were simply amazing!
I would highly recommend Sam and his team – they provide personalized service and look after you 100%! Certainly needed when you are going through a big milestone in your life such as buying a home.
We have known Sam for the past three years now.
Sam has made the investing side of our lives a lot simpler than what we understood in the past. Always just a phone call away for great advice when we need it in limited time.
I have recommended Astute Manly to a number of our family and friends who have given me great feedback on their experiences working alongside Sam.
Dear Sam and Jason
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the help you have given me in finding the right vehicle for me and then sorting the finance out for me.
The service I received was exceptional and the help and support provided in getting everything complete in time was better than any I have received before.
It’s great to know there are still people out there prepared to put 120% into getting their clients what they nee.
Thank you again, I will certainly recommend Astute to all my friends and colleagues.
“We have utilised the services of Sam Ayliffe and his team at Astute Manly for over ten years.
The level of service we have received is always beyond peer and nothing is ever too much trouble. Even though we are based in regional NSW, distance is never an issue because they are always on the front foot in regards to communication and paperwork.
Due to the trust that we have in Sam, we have referred our family and friends to Astute Dee Why many times without hesitation.
Sam and the team did everything to get us our finance and in a short period of time. Very grateful for his knowledge and persistence to navigate through a stressful time.
Thank you Sam, Kirsty and Claire for delivering and delivering with a smile. As a team you’ve truly gone above and beyond to help us achieve the result you have in our financing arrangements.
This was a result our incumbent bank of 15 plus years was uninterested in even attempting.
Van, Sam, Kirsty, and the rest of the team were great to work with and made things a breeze to complete. With their combined technical knowledge, they were able to source me a variety of home loans and structures to choose from, at an excellent rate. Once lodged, they guided us to complete all the necessary paperwork without any hassles. They kept us well informed and were a pleasure to work with. I will definitely recommend their services to friends and family in the future!
