Next Generation Advisers: Meet Xentum's Ed Stubbs

‘We need to make financial advice a proper profession’

Isabel Baxter
clock • 4 min read

In the Next Generation Advisers interview series, senior reporter Isabel Baxter introduces the next generation of advisers and highlights how they are planning to make their mark. Today’s featured adviser is Xentum’s Ed Stubbs...

Xentum financial planner Ed Stubbs is an adviser with a plan – to hone in on the business owner client segment, grow Knutsford-based Xentum and make financial planning a "proper profession". His personal route to financial advice came not from a calling but from connections at the cricket pavilion. He started at the advice firm ten years and a half ago as a trainee financial planner. He then progressed to become a financial planner and latterly Chartered. He told PA that financial advice was never something that was really on his radar. "I went to Nottingham University and did phys...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on People

People Moves: Evelyn Partners adds financial planning partner in Glasgow

People Moves: Evelyn Partners adds financial planning partner in Glasgow

Joins from 7IM Private Client

Professional Adviser
clock 07 May 2025 • 1 min read
Warren Buffett confirms retirement from Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett confirms retirement from Berkshire Hathaway

After six decades at the helm

clock 06 May 2025 • 1 min read
PA360: A 'myth' that younger generations do not want to work in advice

PA360: A 'myth' that younger generations do not want to work in advice

But new hires not ‘driven solely by money’, panellists say

Jen Frost
clock 01 May 2025 • 2 min read