'Dinosaur man': Brother's death helped save adviser's life

Hannah Godfrey
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Niche IFA director and Chartered financial planner Ray Adams underwent life-saving heart treatment in November following the death of his brother earlier this year. Adams, who also founded cashflow planning software company CashCalc, visited St Joseph's Hospital in Newport, Wales, for a full heart check-up after his brother Jerry Adams died aged 58 on 28 August from Coronary Artery Disease. His father also suffered a heart attack at the same age. Jerry Adams was best known for purchasing a 15ft, life-sized dinosaur for charity and keeping it in his front garden in Welsh town Cwmbran, ...

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