Willingness to pay for financial advice falls as other options open up

Perceived need for financial advice has fallen, Boring Money report finds

Isabel Baxter
clock • 2 min read

Since 2023, consumers’ willingness to pay for financial advice has fallen, revealed in latest Boring Money research.

According to its Advice Report 2025, fewer than half of the UK's non-advised investors or cash-only savers with at least £10,000 in cash are prepared to pay for financial advice. In 2025, just 39% of this cohort were prepared to pay for financial advice, compared to 54% in 2023. The perceived need for financial advice has also fallen amongst potential clients, Boring Money found. Some 50% of this cohort said they have never felt they needed a financial adviser. This has risen from 46% in 2023. Despite this, satisfaction with financial advice remains very strong amongst existing cli...

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