I’ve never properly told you my full story.

My mum was a schoolteacher.

My dad drove a taxi.

When they divorced, I was the one who sat down and managed their financial separation.

That experience never left me. It lit a fire that has been burning ever since.

I’m Mike Sikar. Ukrainian roots. Born and raised in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Dad to two kids. Someone who took Monopoly way too seriously as a kid.

What happened next

1996: Started as a futures trader.

2002: Became a stockbroker. Went to Warren Buffett’s AGM in Omaha. Three times.

2005: Trained over 1,000 Australians in option trading strategies.

2007: Derivatives adviser in London.

2009: Moved into financial advice. I saw too many people getting generic, product driven advice. I knew I could do better.

2011: Founded Delta Financial Group.

2020: Began specialising in senior tech executives.

2022: First client retired at 52 after the 3 part RSU strategy.

2025: Featured in the AFR on RSUs and retirement income goals.

2026: Over 300 personalised early retirement plans delivered.

Why tech executives

For the first nine years I worked with all kinds of clients. Business owners. Retirees. Young professionals.

Then something shifted.

I kept seeing the same pattern with tech executives. High income. Complex equity. Zero strategy.

RSUs vesting without a plan. ESPP shares sitting in accounts doing nothing. Tax bills arriving as surprises.

These were smart, disciplined people. But nobody had built a system for their situation.

So I did.

I stopped taking every client who came through the door. I went deep on one niche: senior tech executives in Australia.

That decision changed everything.

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