In the Next Generation Advisers interview series, news editor Isabel Baxter introduces the next generation of advisers and highlights how they are planning to make their mark. Today’s featured adviser is Wren Sterling’s Melissa Ellis...
Melissa Ellis is an IFA at Wren Sterling and has been part of the brand for more than a year. She qualified as an adviser in June 2022, just before her 22nd birthday, but has been in the industry since she was 18 and has worked her way up from admin all the way to advising. "For years, I thought I was going to be a professional dancer - that was my whole plan," she shared with PA. "Then I realised I didn't want to be away from my family all the time." Ellis was exposed to the idea of financial advice from a young age and noticed the workings of her parents' IFA. "My dad's financ...
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