Next Generation Advisers: Meet Finura's Lydia Richmond and Sam Allen

‘Young people need advice - but the cost to serve often means they don’t get it’

Isabel Baxter
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In the Next Generation Advisers interview series, chief reporter Isabel Baxter introduces the next generation of advisers and highlights how they are planning to make their mark. Today’s featured advisers are Finura’s Lydia Richmond and Sam Allen...

Finura financial planner Richmond did a geography degree, but her family were in the finance sector and she had done some financial advice work experience, and so she set out on a different path. "I knew I wanted to do a job with people. I like to talk - probably too much sometimes," she told PA. For me, it was about meeting new people, chatting to them, and learning about their lives. "That actually linked back to my degree as well - understanding people and their backgrounds." Richmond started her financial advice journey with letters of authority and administration work. "I b...

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