Comments on: Independent financial advice investment http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/ Wallet Watcher - money saving advice you can trust. Walletwatcher is your essential guide to personal finance. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Financial Advisor http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-140 Financial Advisor Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:37:07 +0000 http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-140 There are many reputable financial advisors who provide services online. The key is to verify their credentials before retaining their services. There are many reputable financial advisors who provide services online. The key is to verify their credentials before retaining their services.

]]> By: Philip Calvert http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-136 Philip Calvert Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:08:17 +0000 http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-136 An adviser's technical expertise, qualifications and reputation is all important. Simply going to Google is, as you suggest - not always going to find an IFA, Mortgage Broker or Financial Planner who you can trust. Traditionally, we follow the advice of friends, relatives and colleagues to guide us towards trusted service providers - so who do we know who to trust in the online world? Increasingly we are seeing consumers turning to online social networks to get recommendations on service providers - and one such place where you can find trusted IFAs is IFA Life. IFA Life is part of the Ecademy social network which is mainly aimed at business people, and there you can find around 800 IFAs. Check out their profile pages, blogs and testimonials - you'll get a far better feel for them, their expertise and their trustworthiness than any of their websites. See http://httv.biz/IFALIFE/ Philip Calvert An adviser’s technical expertise, qualifications and reputation is all important. Simply going to Google is, as you suggest - not always going to find an IFA, Mortgage Broker or Financial Planner who you can trust.

Traditionally, we follow the advice of friends, relatives and colleagues to guide us towards trusted service providers - so who do we know who to trust in the online world?

Increasingly we are seeing consumers turning to online social networks to get recommendations on service providers - and one such place where you can find trusted IFAs is IFA Life. IFA Life is part of the Ecademy social network which is mainly aimed at business people, and there you can find around 800 IFAs.

Check out their profile pages, blogs and testimonials - you’ll get a far better feel for them, their expertise and their trustworthiness than any of their websites.

See http://httv.biz/IFALIFE/

Philip Calvert

]]> By: Mike Jones http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-132 Mike Jones Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:12:34 +0000 http://WalletWatcherShow.com/2008/04/09/independent-financial-advice-investment/#comment-132 A good adviser is worth his/her weight in gold and often recommendations about a specific adviser from family and friends are worth considering. In terms of what you should ask, request what EXPERIENCE they have in the subject you have approached them about. The adviser may have all the gongs and certificates but if you are seeking advice on a pension and the adviser has only given advice on a couple of those in the last two or three years, you may want to consider an alternative source of advice. Many advisers, though, are professional enough to tell you to go elsewhere if they feel this would serve you better - and will often point you to a specific company or adviser whom they are confident with and with whom they may have built up a professional referral system for clients. Mike Jones Director www.MyCompanyPension.co.uk A good adviser is worth his/her weight in gold and often recommendations about a specific adviser from family and friends are worth considering.

In terms of what you should ask, request what EXPERIENCE they have in the subject you have approached them about. The adviser may have all the gongs and certificates but if you are seeking advice on a pension and the adviser has only given advice on a couple of those in the last two or three years, you may want to consider an alternative source of advice.

Many advisers, though, are professional enough to tell you to go elsewhere if they feel this would serve you better - and will often point you to a specific company or adviser whom they are confident with and with whom they may have built up a professional referral system for clients.

Mike Jones
Director
http://www.MyCompanyPension.co.uk

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