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  • Can we accommodate change? We acknowledge that clients needs and circumstances change, so we build flexibility in from the start.

  • What tools do you use in order to build your client’s bespoke strategies? Typically, we use sophisticated financial planning software that we either subscribe for, or have designed ourselves in order to create holistic strategies for our clients.

  • This sounds complicated and expensive! On the contrary, we try to de-mystify the process. Clients set the parameters and assumptions (with guidance from us) so that things like target dates and levels of capital and income required at specific times of life, assumptions for investment returns, inflation and any number of other variables are taken into account. These are factored into the calculations we undertake on our client’s behalf. We then go through the results, with the client, to ensure that they are in a position to make informed choices.

  • Why do you go to all this trouble? Simply because we want our clients to be genuinely involved in the creation of their strategy and to understand what they and we are doing and why.

  • Are the results worthwhile? The result is that our strategies make complete sense to our clients as we use their own assumptions and views. Our clients end up knowing exactly why they need to save or invest money in certain products and services at particular times and in specific ways. Our clients therefore realise that it is important to take a logical, disciplined approach to their finances if they are to achieve their financial goals and the targets they have set for themselves. All of this means that our clients know that their time and money creating their own strategy is well spent.

  • What happens further down the line? We maintain regular contact with our clients to ensure that their targets are being met and that the plans themselves are adjusted for changes in circumstances and objectives. This is achieved through regular review meetings, usually Annually or Six-monthly.
 
     
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