Local Financial Advisor?

[hewlett]

Just wondered if anyone can recommend anyone. Looking for someone to advise on mortgages and investments. Ideally more the MacGyver type than Mr Bean - with that in mind feel free to PM me rather than add their details here

[james12345]

I've used Michelle Singlehurst (http://www.singlehurst-ifa.co.uk/) for years and years, and would highly recommend her!

Really knows her stuff about all sorts of mortgages and investments.

[NormanD]

There is a chap round the corner from me

Not got his details but if interested then I'll have a word with him for you

[hewlett]

Thanks Norman, I plan to ring all of the ones mentioned so if it's easy please ping the details on to.

[NormanD]

hewlett said:

Thanks Norman, I plan to ring all of the ones mentioned so if it's easy please ping the details on to.

OK, maybe Monday/Tuesday as I'm out most of the weekend

[jimmy156]

You have mail

[hewlett]

jimmy156 said:

You have mail

Thanks Jimmy, ringing around them all tomorrow

[NormanD]

NormanD said:

hewlett said:

Thanks Norman, I plan to ring all of the ones mentioned so if it's easy please ping the details on to.

OK, maybe Monday/Tuesday as I'm out most of the weekend

eMail sent

[black1]

be very careful most will sell you what you dont want or need they will only sell you a product that pays them the most commission, i have just had a very nasty experience with one !
and i have also been misold a pension by a financial advisor

trust them at your peril !

[C2james]

black1 said:

trust them at your peril !

I'm sorry but no. That's only a small group, my dad was a financial advisor and would never do anything like that, if you read everything you should be fine.

[black1]

C2james said:

I'm sorry but no. That's only a small group, my dad was a financial advisor and would never do anything like that, if you read everything you should be fine.

i did read the small print and found that the fund that tryed to sell my mother

would cost her £76,600 in commissions etc for a 10yr period
and they forcast a 7% groth in the earley years !!

and it was all legal yes legal theft

[hewlett]

Cheers for all of the contact details. I rang 2 today, 'interviewing' 1 of them this week.

[black1]

be carefull they will try to con you

[C2james]

But if you get a decent one they wont try to con you.

[hewlett]

Thanks. I'll check and verify things before committing. All the really poor decisions made previously have been emotional ones connected with cars, impulse eBay buys, money mis spent with tuning outfits, thats the area really open to exploitation by ne'er-do-wells!

[black1]

hewlett said:

Thanks. I'll check and verify things before committing. All the really poor decisions made previously have been emotional ones connected with cars, impulse eBay buys, money mis spent with tuning outfits, thats the area really open to exploitation by ne'er-do-wells!

get more than one quote mate keep us informed if you can
hope you dont get the one that tryed to con a 88 old frail grandmother out of her life savings
like my dear ole mum did

now james perhaps you will understand my hatered of advisors ?

[C2james]

I can fully see it from your point of view, I'm just saying they are not all like that.

[jimmy156]

black1 said:

hewlett said:

Thanks. I'll check and verify things before committing. All the really poor decisions made previously have been emotional ones connected with cars, impulse eBay buys, money mis spent with tuning outfits, thats the area really open to exploitation by ne'er-do-wells!

get more than one quote mate keep us informed if you can
hope you dont get the one that tryed to con a 88 old frail grandmother out of her life savings
like my dear ole mum did

now james perhaps you will understand my hatered of advisors ?

Unfortunately it seems that the "financial advisor" that you have dealt with was actually a con man. . There are criminals and wkers in all trades, but that doesn't mean they all are!