Advisers worth 'up to 3%' in yearly net returns to clients

Laura Miller
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Financial advisers could be worth up to 3% a year in net returns to clients, compared to what they could achieve on their own, according to peer reviewed research conducted by Vanguard Asset Management.

Its whitepaper, Adviser's Alpha: Putting a value on your value, looks into the percentage returns advisers can provide by offering a certain set of services, which it calls the Vanguard Adviser's Alpha framework. The framework, which has run in the US for over ten years, launched in the UK at Vanguard's annual investment conference in London on 27 November. It sets out seven key practices whereby advisers can add value - compared to clients investing without advice - and provides estimated values for each area. The research focuses on relationship-oriented services such as providin...

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