For most IFAs, meeting new people and laying down trusted relationships is the best part of the job, with many clients becoming life-long friends. But that doesn't stop them driving advisers crazy from time to time.
Here's IFAonline.co.uk's list of top 10 annoying things clients do to turn advisers from mild mannered Bruce Banners into suitability letter wielding Hulks, according to our readers, who for some reason wanted to remain anonymous. 1# Ask for a discount "Inside I'm thinking, ‘I'm worth more than I'm charging you!'" 2# Claim they don't understand something after the event because it suits them retrospectively "Then they look bemused when you show them the 17 places they signed in total on terms of business, fact finds, applications etc." 3# When you've rearranged heaven and earth...
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