Not yet 30 and buying out his firm: Award-winner Alex Johnston's financial planning journey

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Cherry Reynard talks to New Talent Awards 2020 Financial Adviser of the Year Alex Johnston, who tells the story of his so-far short but unique career...

At just 29, Alex Johnston is poised to take over MDM Wealth, buying one-third of the business this year, and the remainder over the next two years. That would be a feat in itself, but Johnston's path to becoming a financial has been an eclectic one, redefining what it means to be a ‘self-starter'.  On leaving school, he had no plans to become a financial adviser or indeed to pursue any kind of office job. Instead, he set up a music school, assuming that would be his job for life. However, he found that working where his passion lay meant he lost the joy of playing music: "I decided to le...

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