A day in the life of an adviser: Essex-based Daniel Midwinter

PA hears how advisers all across the nation structure their workdays

Sahar Nazir
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In this interview series, Professional Adviser speaks with a range of different planners from all corners of the UK about their typical workday.

This week, it's Midwinter Financial Planning founder and adviser Daniel Midwinter… What time does a typical workday start for you and what is the first thing on your agenda? I like to start off my day by going for a run. Sometimes I'll take my kids to school. The way my day starts depends on whether I'm running or not. I like to go get my exercise in so if I'm running, I'll probably start at 10:00am in the morning - otherwise I'll start at 8:00am. I'm a one-man band so I get to finish whenever I want. As much as I love running due to the endorphins, I prefer to start earlier because th...

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