Depledge Strategic Wealth Management (Depledge) is backing Financial Planning Week in a bid to demystify the advice process and get more people involved.
As part of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) initiative, the wealth manager, based in Manchester and London, is offering 15 free consultations to broaden access to advice. The firm pointed out that only 8.6% of the UK population received advice on investments, pensions or retirement planning in the past year, according to 2025 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) studies. Depledge director Andrew Day said: "Less than 9% of the UK population get financial advice, but so many more people could benefit from it. "While Financial Planning Week is just one week, fin...
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