The Adviser Incubator: Meet graduate David Nelson

An inside look at The Verve Foundation’s programme

Isabel Baxter
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In this series, Professional Adviser speaks with graduates of The Verve Foundation’s Adviser Incubator education programme. Today, it’s Certified financial planner David Nelson speaking with Isabel Baxter…

What was your career history before you took part in the incubator programme? Nelson explained that he initially started off in the banking profession before he got into financial advice. He started off his career at Lloyds. "I started off work in banking, then moved to the Channel Islands—Jersey—where I was for three years and did some financial planning exams," he told PA. "After that, I spent almost eight years in the Isle of Man, getting into financial advice and working through Lloyd's at the time." Nelson then moved to Scotland towards the end of 2013 and spent some time at Ll...

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