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How to check a financial adviser on the FCA Register
Every legitimate adviser appears on the FCA Register. Every clone scam depends on you not looking. Here's the checking routine.
“Do you know a good financial adviser?” — the compliant answer
You can refer. You can't advise. The gap between those two sentences is where most of the confusion lives.
The surviving spouse and the planning they now need
Why the surviving spouse is one of the most under-served people in estate administration, and how a gentle, consent-based referra…
Inherited wealth: why probate firms should introduce regulated advice
Five- and six-figure inheritances often arrive with no financial guidance whatsoever. This article explains how probate firms can…
Redundancy and a lump sum: the referral a professional should make
A redundancy payout lands amid upheaval and rarely comes with a plan. Here is how to recognise the moment and make the introducti…
Inherited wealth: why it's a regulated-advice referral, handled gently
A clear account of the line between introducing and advising when inherited wealth is involved, and why staying firmly on the int…
An inheritance just landed: why it's a referral, not a windfall
When a client inherits, a large sum lands amid grief and uncertainty. Here is how to recognise the moment and hand it over with c…
Idle cash: when a client's balance is a referral waiting to happen
Cash that sits still for years is often a sign that no one has looked at the bigger picture. Here is how to spot it and pass it o…
Divorce and a financial plan torn in two: your cue to refer
A separation rearranges a client's entire financial life. Here is how to recognise the moment, handle it with care, and refer.
A consent-based, unhurried referral process for the bereaved
The tone of a referral to bereaved families lives entirely in its mechanics. This article sets out what an unhurried, consent-bas…
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…
The beneficiary's first inheritance: the referral that changes trajectories
A look at why the moment an estate distributes is the single most important referral moment in probate work, and how to handle it…