The first question our clients generally want answered is; when will they be able to afford to retire and maintain, or even improve their standard of living? To answer that, a series of further questions need to be considered:
- What are their retirement objectives? In other words, what lifestyle do they want to lead in retirement?
- How much income will they need to pay for this lifestyle?
- Do they need any lump sums? For example, to pay for one-off events
- Ideally, when would they like to finish work?
- What existing pensions, savings and investments do they have? And what income are they on track to produce?
- What income will they get from the State Pension and when will this be available?
Once this information is available, we can build a plan, which will take them from where they are now, to being able to retire.
Of course, occasionally, we come across people who can already afford to retire, they just didn’t know they could.
There are several things that could stop you taking the all-important financial advice that will help you achieve your financial objectives.
If you have not used an Independent Financial Adviser or Financial Planner before, you will naturally be cautious. Worried perhaps about being charged too much, or being given advice that benefits the adviser more than it does you.
We are committed to being open, fair and transparent. For example, we are in the minority of advisers who display their fees online. We are pleased that our clients have also happily explained the benefits of working with us; you can see these below.
Finally, research has shown that those people who work with financial advisers:
- Boost their assets by an average of £41,099*
- Save, on average, £98 more per month giving an additional income of £3,654 each year in retirement**
Furthermore research also shows that the younger you are when you start taking financial advice, the more prepared feel for retirement.**
You can learn more about the value of taking independent financial advice by clicking here or reading our infographic.