How many times have you read a ‘survey’ compiled by ‘experts’ and thought either, what utter twoddle or, why do we need experts to tell us that? This one, however, is spot on. It’s concluded that those of us still advising are not ‘high pressure salesmen’ but display ‘high levels of intellect’, are conscientious and willing to embrace new challenges. Quilter, who commissioned and endorsed the survey have, as a result, gone up in the estimation of most advisers. Who said we’re a cheap date.
“Letter of authority: Why now is the right time for change”
This may sound like a non-issue from outside the world-of-financial-advice bubble. It is the bain, however, of the daily working lives of many of us, particularly of those paid by we advisers to do the dirty work of dealing with the many providers with whom we have to work.