Become a Holistic Wealth Planning Business: A Future-Ready Encore Career for Financial Professionals

If you’re a financial professional feeling the weight of regulatory pressure, or a corporate adviser ready for a more values-aligned encore career, you’re not alone. Many experienced professionals in finance, particularly those nearing retirement or recovering from burnout, are rethinking their path forward. They’re asking: “Is there a way to use my skills without compromising … Continue reading Become a Holistic Wealth Planning Business: A Future-Ready Encore Career for Financial Professionals →

The Great Tax Injustice: Why Ordinary Citizens Pay While Corporations Play

While UK governments talk tough on tightening public finances, their actions tell a different story. In an era of crumbling infrastructure, spiralling inequality, and unprecedented pressure on public services, it is not the wealthiest who are shouldering the burden—but ordinary citizens. From austerity to stealth taxes, successive governments have steadily shifted the financial weight onto … Continue reading The Great Tax Injustice: Why Ordinary Citizens Pay While Corporations Play →

The Fastest Way to Change the System? Stop Fighting It and Build a New One

Buckminster Fuller once said, “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” That’s exactly what I’ve done throughout my career—and what we’re doing now in financial planning. The Hard Truth About Top-Down Change For years, as an Ambassador for the Transparency … Continue reading The Fastest Way to Change the System? Stop Fighting It and Build a New One →

£38 Billion Left on the Table: Are You Sleepwalking Through Your Savings?

What would you do with an extra £38 billion? That’s how much UK savers are missing out on—every single year—by parking their cash in low-interest accounts and failing to shop around. It’s a quiet crisis, and it’s costing us all. The Sleeping Giant in Your Wallet More than £1.3 trillion—yes, trillion—is currently sitting in accounts … Continue reading £38 Billion Left on the Table: Are You Sleepwalking Through Your Savings? →

Trumped? What the FCA Just Told Us About the Future of Regulation

Let’s not beat around the bush: the FCA just blinked. In a quiet letter to the Treasury Select Committee, Britain’s top financial watchdog rolled back some of its biggest regulatory plans. "Name and shame" is out. Diversity and inclusion rules? Scrapped. Non-financial misconduct? Kicked down the road. If you were hoping for reform with bite, … Continue reading Trumped? What the FCA Just Told Us About the Future of Regulation →

Ministers Are the Biggest Asset Hooverers in Britain

And guess whose pensions they’re vacuuming up? Yours. It’s official. The people running the country have been taking notes from the investment sales industry. Step one? Consolidate as many pension pots as you can. Step two? Treat them like your own personal piggy bank. Step three? Dip into them to fund big-ticket infrastructure dreams—with zero … Continue reading Ministers Are the Biggest Asset Hooverers in Britain →

Why Deregulation Isn’t Growth—It’s a Gift to Financial Criminals

Imagine checking your bank balance only to discover it's wiped clean overnight—your savings gone, your financial security shattered, and your emotional stability thrown into chaos. For millions of people worldwide, this nightmare is a reality. Financial crime isn't merely a statistic; it's a devastating personal crisis. Incredibly, almost half of the global population encounters a … Continue reading Why Deregulation Isn’t Growth—It’s a Gift to Financial Criminals →

Bonuses Before Basics: The SJP Scandal That’s Hiding in Plain Sight

If you ever needed proof that financial performance doesn’t always mean good value for clients, look no further than St. James’s Place (SJP). While their customers face eye-watering charges, poor-performing funds, and a mountain of adviser debt, those at the top are cashing in—big time. A Bonus Bonanza at the Top In 2024, SJP’s new … Continue reading Bonuses Before Basics: The SJP Scandal That’s Hiding in Plain Sight →

Is SJP the New Bitcoin? How Adviser Debt Became the Next Bubble

What do SJP advisers and Bitcoin investors have in common? More than you’d think. In the world of crypto, every four years the market goes wild. Bitcoin’s supply is halved, prices spike, and whales (big investors) offload their holdings to unsuspecting krill (small investors) caught up in the hype. The result? Those in the know … Continue reading Is SJP the New Bitcoin? How Adviser Debt Became the Next Bubble →

Annuities Are Back—And They Might Just Break the Advice Industry

Big changes are coming to retirement planning—and fast. If you’ve been paying ongoing fees to a financial adviser to manage your pension pot, you might want to take a closer look. Why? Because soaring annuity rates and the Chancellor’s raid on inherited pensions could combine to blow a hole in the traditional "assets under management" … Continue reading Annuities Are Back—And They Might Just Break the Advice Industry →