The ‘here and now’ pretty much always takes precedence over ‘next year or next decade.’ As we wouldn’t undertake a long car journey without a map, supplies and a safe, serviced vehicle, nor should we navigate our way through life without clear direction and a plan on how to reach our end destination – be it enjoying a comfortable retirement, living mortgage-free or benefiting from the trappings of a second home.
We are here to minimise confusion and provide reassurance and guidance on how to map out a sensible financial path to help you reach your lifestyle destination. To achieve this, we operate the financial planning journey summarised below:
We have identified four key stages in the financial planning journey. Each ‘age-led’ stage identifies some of the common questions many people have. We are here to address, manage and resolve your concerns and guide you towards a sensible conclusion.
What are our parental responsibilities when it comes to financial planning? School fee’s - will your children be attending private school or university with substantial fee’s attached? Is your teenager financially aware? How to educate and instil the importance of saving at a young age. Investigating the different savings options – from Child Trust Funds to Junior ISA’s. My children have been left some money in a will – where should I put it? These are just some of the questions we can help you answer.
Time to start formulating a plan and build security. When and how to switch from rental to purchasing a property. When to consider starting Life Protection and Critical Illness Cover. Emergency slush funds and how much should I be saving? Starting a pension but which one and how much to contribute? Buying the first family home – what is the best mortgage for me? I’ve recently separated – what happens now with my share of savings and property? Planning a wedding? We can help you address these areas and many more.
How to maximise your final working years. How to clear your mortgage ahead of retirement. Making sure your pension is working for you and your lifestyle. Income protection and how to negotiate this. Myself or my partner is ill and can’t work, what can I do? What are my draw-down options? I would like to buy a second home – how do I mange my money to achieve this? How to re-build a secure financial life post divorce. Tax options – help!
Worry free well-being. How and when to draw down on pension savings. How to survive efficiently and comfortably on what I have? How to maximise ISA’s / investments to see me through this next chapter of my life. Long-term care and estate planning - what does this involve. What are my tax free cash options? How can I achieve optimal well-being in my current financial state.
We are here to alleviate your financial concerns and provide you with sensible lifestyle solutions. Simply, transparently and successfully.
We embrace a unique 4 ‘P’ planning pathway to guarantee the optimum outcome for your financial goals
One-to-one consultations to establish your current situation, needs and aspirations
Detailed assessment of your current financial status, attitude to risk and existing plans to deliver a personalised proposal of recommendations tailored for you and your financial aims
Based on your feedback and agreement, a personalised financial plan is developed.
On-going monitoring to ensure your plan remains on track and works for you – even when circumstances change
Alongside annual reviews, all clients are automatically granted access to our personal Century Portal – a unique online system which allows us to exchange information quickly, privately and efficiently and keep abreast of where your finances are in real time. Please click here to find out more.
That aside, we are always at the end of the phone!
To many of our clients, financial planning is handling ALL aspects of life in relation to finance. We develop long term working relationships with our clients. We talk to you with credibility allowing you to benefit from our broad experience in all financial matters.
Alan came highly recommended by a family member. My wife and I were both working but not really enjoying it. Our investments were complex and scattered all over the place and we were lacking direction on what to do next. Following an initial consultation with Alan, we both immediately felt relieved. Alan not only helped us see the ‘bigger picture,’ but clearly and simply explained how we could cleverly utilise our finances to achieve our life’s aims. The end result saw us both unexpectedly retiring early and achieving our joint goal of moving house. We truly feel indebted to Alan. His expert advice and constant guidance is now enabling us to enjoy the next stage of our life, comfortably, worry-free and earlier than expected.
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