Financial planning 'feels like a different environment right now'

Rio Stedford reflects on how advice has changed since last year’s Budget

Isabel Baxter
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The financial planning profession feels like a different environment since the last year's Autumn Budget, Finura head of financial planning Rio Stedford tells Professional Adviser…

Speaking to PA, Stedford outlined how the environment, for both clients and financial advisers, has rapidly changed over the last year. "It feels like a different environment right now — and I think a lot of people sense that. They know things aren't quite the same as before," she said. "People feel like they're just living through a moment of uncertainty. There's this collective sense of, ‘something's changed', even if they can't quite put their finger on it." "Sure, there are tangible things you can point to — like a budget or a policy change — but a lot of what people are feeling i...

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