Charles Stanley launches online-based hybrid advice service

The service offers expert financial guidance that is easy, accessible, and affordable, it said, with a single-charge flat fee that's "in the order of hundreds of pounds not thousands," according to John Porteous, MD of Charley Stanley's central financial services division. It provides clients with access to a structured process including online tools, guides, and time with a financial planner, which begins with a series of online meetings to discuss their goals and challenges, and possible options. At the end of the process, clients leave with a personalised plan, and their dedicated fin...