Tim Sargisson: Confucius had it right on financial advice

What’s right – not what sells

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Thanks to the considerable efforts of the winners, there was plenty of good news arising from the recent Professional Adviser Awards but, says Tim Sargisson, very little of it will escape the bubble advisers occupy

‘The superior man understands what is right, the inferior man understands what will sell.' Maybe I'm alone in attending an awards evening, scanning the room and thinking about Confucius. I don't make a habit of it but Confucius's words came to me at the recent Professional Adviser Awards evening. An event made especially enjoyable if you landed a trophy - in Sandringham's case, one of 12 companies elected as the 2018 cohort of Best Financial Adviser to Work For. Back to Confucius - and the winners on the night clearly understanding what is right by being able to evidence their knowled...

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