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How IT consultants can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated
22 March 2026

How IT consultants can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated

IT consultants become accidental confidants to owner-managers. Here is how to turn the money questions you cannot answer into com…

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How insurance brokers can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated
21 March 2026

How insurance brokers can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated

Insurance brokers are regulated — for insurance. Pensions and investment questions sit outside most brokers' permissions. Here is…

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How HR consultants can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated
20 March 2026

How HR consultants can offer financial-advice referrals without becoming regulated

HR consultants hear financial questions from exiting employees, anxious managers and owner-clients alike. Here is how to refer th…

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How referral tracking works — and why it protects you
15 March 2026

How referral tracking works — and why it protects you

When you make an introduction, something has to record that it happened, tie it to any eventual fee, and stand up to scrutiny lat…

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How family solicitors turn matter closure into tracked, evidenced referrals
3 March 2026

How family solicitors turn matter closure into tracked, evidenced referrals

A step-by-step look at how a tracked referral works for a family law practice: consent recorded, disclosure automated, progress v…

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The settlement lump sum that needs a plan — and a referral
21 February 2026

The settlement lump sum that needs a plan — and a referral

The moment a lump sum lands is the moment a client is most exposed and least advised. A timely introduction to a regulated advice…

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How to disclose a referral fee to a client, properly
19 February 2026

How to disclose a referral fee to a client, properly

Disclosing that you earn a share when you refer a client is not an awkward admission to be buried; it is a professional obligatio…

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The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice
6 February 2026

The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice

A clean break order ends ongoing financial claims between former spouses, which is precisely why each party is now entirely on th…

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Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation
2 February 2026

Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation

Capitalising maintenance converts a stream of future payments into a lump sum today, on the assumption the client can make it las…

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A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment
30 January 2026

A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment

When a client is heading toward selling their business, the proceeds are a major referral moment. Here is how to spot it early an…

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A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement
24 January 2026

A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement

Marketing agencies hold monthly retainer conversations with founders whose money questions have nowhere to go. This guide covers …

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A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement
22 January 2026

A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement

IT consultants serve contractors and founders wrestling with IR35, retained profit and exit plans. This guide traces a compliant …

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A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement
21 January 2026

A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement

Insurance brokers hear pension and investment questions they cannot answer under their own permissions. A structured referral tur…

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A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement
20 January 2026

A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement

HR consultants stand next to employees at the exact moments financial advice matters most. This guide maps the compliant path fro…

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