Young and educated: How to overcome the 'salesman in a suit' stereotype

Two young advisers share their views

Victoria McKeever
clock • 3 min read

When it comes to professionalism in financial advice, young industry entrants Alex and Max Slipaczek do not cut corners. Here they explain why financial education is key to the future of advice

For Alex and Max, the sons and business partners of North London Chartered Financial Planner Filip Slipaczek, professionalism is everything. Both hold professional qualifications - both Alex and younger brother Max are on the way to becoming Chartered. Both Filip and Alex hold the highly prized, but rarely achieved, ISO 22222 certificate for five years running (Alex since since January 2016 and Filip since January 2011).  But the pair consider themselves lucky to have benefited from the financial knowledge and engagement of their father. Without it, they say, they could have struggled...

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