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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.
How tax advisers add a referral income line without giving financial advice
Tax advisers refer clients to financial planners and will specialists every week, for free. Here is how to turn that habit into a…
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…
The non-dom or expat client and the specialist referral
Internationally mobile clients generate some of the most complex triggers a tax adviser sees. You analyse the UK tax position; th…
Introducing is not advising: the line tax advisers must hold
The whole model rests on one line: you introduce, you do not advise on the regulated work. Understanding exactly what that means,…
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 capital gain crystallised: the proceeds referral moment
A crystallised capital gain is one of the most time-sensitive triggers a tax adviser sees. You compute the gain and the liability…
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…