Reasons to be cheerful: Advisers share their hopes for 2014

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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It has been a challenging year for many financial advisers, but did the floor cave in as a result of RDR? No. Here, professional advisers share their lessons learned from 2013 and their reasons for optimism ahead of 2014...

With qualifications certificates adorning walls, adviser numbers settling and a regulator that appears to be more willing to listen to the advisory community, there are reasons to be cheerful for 2014. We asked a handful of advisers how the past 12 months have been for them and what their hopes and plans are for next year. We've also thrown in an end-of-year message from the FCA. Happy reading. Graeme Inglis, founder, Create and Prosper How was 2013 for you? It's been a good business year for us within a challenging environment - we managed to almost double turnover. I'm happy th...

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