Former footballer on advising professional sports stars

It’s The Pro Adviser Podcast

Hannah Godfrey
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On this week’s episode of The Pro Adviser Podcast, in association with Architas, Hannah Godfrey talks to Tom McCready, a former footballer turned SJP adviser, who initially carved out his niche in advice by advising professional sports players.

A one-time Everton youth player, McCready has since joined the ranks at St James's Place (SJP), where he is a wealth manager at SJP senior partner practice Hill Johnstone Wealth Management. In this week's episode of the podcast, McCready talks about advising professional sports stars, including where to find them and the more unusual money pitfalls they occasionally run into. He also discusses why he believes it is better to have a broad spectrum of clients, rather than sticking to a niche. To hear what else McCready has to say, please click the embedded link below. Incisiv...

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