The costs will pay off.(services of financial advisers)(Viewpoint essay)

Financial Adviser,  November, 2007  by Maradas, Nim

Tags: financial

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Byline: It can take up to AGBP4000 to qualify as an adviser, but many believe that the financial outlay at the start is worth it

How hard should it be to become a financial adviser? Having just been through the process myself, my answer so far is: not so much harder that nobody will want to do it. But the entry path needs to be far better structured than it is today.

I had always assumed, from advisers I had come across in 'civilian' life, that they had undergone something like an accountancy training before being let loose on other people's money. I should probably have known ...

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