Advice on retirement planning was the most popular request on Unbiased.co.uk in the first three months of 2009, as consumers continue to worry about how the credit crunch will affect their pensions.
New figures from professional advice website, Unbiased.co.uk, reveal almost a third (31%) of searches requested advice on personal retirement planning, whilst just under a quarter (24%) searched for advice on investments and savings. Mortgage advice took the third spot, with 13% seeking guidance in this area. Unbiased.co.uk's 'Advice Drivers' report shows almost 115,000 consumers have sought guidance from an IFA in the first three months of 2009. The website received over half a million requests for details of local IFAs last year and this quarter's figures suggest consumer demand ...
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