Alan Bird, FPFS

Alan embarked on his finance career with a major high street bank. Here he built a solid foundation, quickly becoming a Field Training Consultant and subsequently a Field Manager, where he was wholly responsible for helping his team hone their financial skills. A stint at a major insurance company further enhanced his management skill-set and his financial expertise and by 2000, Alan decided the time was right to take the ‘big leap’ and establish his own business in the form of Century Financial Planning. The leap paid off and he hasn’t looked back since.

Alan has witnessed a lot of change in the industry and his business has had to adapt and stay on top of compliance and the ever evolving world of finance.  Over the years, Alan has successfully demonstrated how to balance industry changes with advanced financial knowledge, leading to the company achieving Chartered status in 2012. Alan’s personal expertise has also been recognised with the title Chartered Financial Planner and Fellow of the Personal Finance Society - their highest qualification.