Blog: Are paraplanners simply 'glorified typists'?

It wasn't my question, by the way, but one put to a panel or paraplanners at the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP's) second paraplanner conference in Nottingham yesterday. The panel didn't really respond to it, but answered another question about the evolution of their profession. But it struck a chord with me because it chimed with what one or two of the more cynical readers on IFAonline have remarked in the past. These cynics - who have obviously never used a paraplanner in their life - have questioned advisers' need to delegate tasks, suggesting some must be insecure in thei...