Will simplified advice be the post-Budget big winner?

Will simplified advice be the post-Budget big winner?

Jenna Towler
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At-retirement ‘guidance' is not going to cut it for many savers navigating new found pension freedoms - but an effective hand-off to simplified advice just might, writes Jenna Towler

As advisers wait with bated breath for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to release its next simplified advice paper (according to Martin Wheatley, due before the end of June...

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