Financial adviser needed

[Don_Kiddick 11]

My mortgage needs reviewing & I have plans to improve my financial situation. I need good honest independant advice.

 

Our last "independant" advisor was 'introduced' by the building society who were also selling the house we wanted.

 

Guess who he indepedantly advised us was our best lender..?

 

AND we ended up with a damned endowment policy despite me wanting a repayment type.

 

Now I have an allergy to Financial Advisers. I get all sorts of violent thoughts as I expect to be ripped off.

 

Please :help: Me!

[Twiglet 10]

Having worked in the finance industry for a while, my best advice is to go to an advisor who charges up-front fees. This way you know what they are getting paid and that their opinion should be unbiased. Financial companies that sell investments etc. give commission to advisors when policies are set up, which is shown in the small print on policy documentation and consumers are often unaware of. Therefore, some unscrupulous financial advisors will use the companies that will pay them the highest commission rather than the one which provides the best deal for the customer.

 

If you pay upfront fees to the advisor, they will normally instruct the company to put all or part of that commission into the investment or policy so you are much more aware of how much money they are being paid to sell you something. You are also likely to get some of those upfront fees back if you end up investing or buying a financial product in the form of that commission sacrifice.

 

Hope that makes sense and helps!

[Siân 10]

Maybe you have grounds for complaint over the endowment selling.

 

You can pay for independent financial advise but if what I heard on Money Box a few months ago is true then even there you are taking pot luck.

 

Personally I'd start with getting the various mortgage magazines there are out there & listening to programmes like Money Box etc on Radio 4 & Working Lunch on BBC2 & get an idea of what would be best for you before talking to various financial advisors & seeing which one inspires the most confidence (once you've already got the basic knowledge you need under your belt)

 

You can't beat doing plenty of background research

 

Having said that - if John (on this forum) has an opinion on this I'd say he was the man to ask - he always seems very clued up on all of the latest financial stuff & he explains it well too

[Don_Kiddick 11]

Thanks for this, Is John an adviser himself?

 

Is that in itself a recommendation?

I am fairly 'phobic' when it comes to this sort of stuff.

[Siân 10]

Not as far as I know - just very clued up & financially astute - but also very busy I think. So hope he sees this & gives you his opinion

[Lindseyw 10]

Warnes AndertonUnit 27,Dinnington Business Centre, Outgang Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S25 3QX Tel: 01909 560677 .

 

 

Very Good, Very honest & I'll use them again.

[Titian 10]

Geoff Kendall

G.K. Associates

2-4 Abbeydale Road South

Millhouses

 

0114 2011000

[Don_Kiddick 11]

Thankyou, I'll give the one in Dinnington a bell first I think

(simply because Dinnington was my childhood home - although this should not really influence me I know )

 

[quaver 10]

Im looking for a down to earth, friendly accountant and financial adviser anyone know of a good one?

[xircon 10]

I used to work for Hawson Jefferries on Trippet Lane about 10 years ago. Chris Jefferies is one of the nicest and most capable people I have ever met

 

Tel 249 1230

 

A lot of my friends use him and would recommend him as well

[ginawhy 10]

Yes, I used to be a financial adviser for a company called Bates Investment Services. I recommend that you give them a call and ask for an adviser named Steve Hodder. He was a collegue of mine, but exceptionally knowledgeable and honest, which I know from being in the industry are the the most important qualities you should look for. 0114 2744990

[kitty123 10]

We are moving and want to change financial adviser as I think we got a bit stung with the least one, anyone know a good independant one around sheffield? Or any good deals going?