'People question why I've done it': From PR to professional adviser

START OF THE JOURNEY

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For PR man Tom Desborough, ‘financial services' meant ‘current account'. Now he's on his way to becoming a fully-fledged adviser. He'll be sharing his story in Professional Adviser, starting here...

"Prior to my current role at media company MRM, my knowledge and understanding of the financial services sector barely extended past the workings of my current account and mobile phone insurance. But spending more than two years providing public relations solutions to financial services companies has truly invigorated the way I look at the sector, and the benefits it provides to consumers. In fact, my appreciation of the industry has grown to such an extent that, earlier this year, I took the plunge and decided to start the journey to become a financial adviser. I was in the fortun...

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