RDR critic Alan Lakey has likened revising for more exams at his age to carrying out community service.
The founder of lobby group Adviser Alliance says he has still not decided whether to take Level 4 examinations, but thinks the hundreds of hours of study required to pass the "irrelevant" qualifications amounts to a punishing waste of time. "How many hours of my life remain?" he says. "Why would I spend 500 hours revising for irrelevant exams - it is like community service. It has no relevance and is a waste of my time." Lakey is confident he will pass the exams should he decide to take them. With the 2013 finishing line rapidly approaching, Lakey is weighing up his options. These ...
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