Paraplanner, 21, becomes one of youngest to gain PFS Fellowship

Gained Fellowship status in January

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Attivo Financial Planning paraplanner Kristian Manton has qualified as one of the youngest ever Fellows of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) at the age of 21.

Manton (pictured), joined Attivo in December 2017 through the firm's Academy and started studying for his R0 exams. After eight months of revision, Manton completed the Diploma in financial planning and qualified as a paraplanner in February 2019. Since then, he has continued to study and despite the impact of Covid-19, Manton gained Fellowship status in January. In total, Manton has passed 16 exams first time, including sitting two advanced papers in one month. Speaking to Professional Adviser, Manton said that he had no idea about the Fellowship programme when first entering the ...

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