IFA comments challenge stakeholder "success" and motives

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We've had several responses to the government's latest marketing campaign for stakeholder products, the launch of which government officials deem to have been a "success".

The variety of comments indicate no-one in the financial services industry sees the growth of stakeholder through the same eyes as government officials, and while one individual has pointed out government guidance about financial products is factually incorrect, others even suggest there could be an ulterior motive behind the demise of savings in recent years. If you have any comments you would like to add to this or any other discussion, either email the editor at [email protected] or post your thoughts on the IFAonline discussion board. Jim Potter, partner at MJ Inte...

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