Unlike many financial advisers, we believe in charging monetary fees as opposed to a percentage of your wealth. We believe that is the only way to ensure you pay a fair price for the value we can add to your situation, rather than that charge being dependent on how much you invest.
The initial meeting is always at our expense. This is a “getting to know each other” meeting, at the end of which we can decide if we would like to move things forward.
If you would, this is the stage where we begin to charge. Our fees are split very simply into ‘Financial Planning’, ‘Initial Implementation’ and ‘Ongoing Services’:
Financial planning
During this process, we will:
- 1. Get to know you and establish your situation, goals and priorities.
- 2. Review your existing circumstances, plans and policies to identify issues, options and solutions through interactive and visual financial planning.
- 3. Document it into a personalised Financial Plan Report and a Product Recommendation report.
Cost£2,000
Initial implementation
Foundation£1,000
To arrange a single product area such as a pension or investment, without the need for existing policies to be replaced or transferred, or protection policies.
Standard£2,000
To arrange multiple products such as a pension or investment and/or existing policies to be replaced/transferred.
Plus£3,000
For high net worth clients with complex advice arrangements involving specialist investment vehicles such as inheritance planning, pensions annual and lifetime allowances.
Ongoing services
Foundation£1,575 per annum
For individuals with simple ongoing financial planning needs, often with only one product type and little ongoing tax planning.
Standard£2,625 per annum
For individuals and couples with standard financial planning needs, with a range of product types, and some regular ongoing tax planning.
Plus£5,250 per annum
For individuals, couples and families with complex financial planning needs, with a range of product types and complex ongoing tax planning.
Why us?
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Read more“James is a warm and friendly adviser with a very professional manner. He guided us through our retirement options in a straightforward way. We now feel much more confident. I would definitely recommend James.”
Clients since 2019
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Clients since 2014
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A client since 2015
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Clients since 2013
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A client since 2015
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A client since 2015
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A client since 2014
“James clearly explained our options, talked us through the processes, never talked down to us, and was very encouraging and positive. As a result, we have been able to retire earlier than we first thought.”
Clients since 2019
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Clients since 2019