Tim Sargisson: The 'what', the 'how' … and the 'why'

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Tim Sargisson's experience as a judge for this year's Professional Adviser Awards has prompted him to offer a few words of advice to future entrants - stop merely thinking about the what and the how of your business

First up, congratulations to Julian and the rest of the team at Professional Adviser for all the hard work that went into the Professional Adviser Awards, held at The Brewery in London earlier this month. An excellent evening and one I am sure was appreciated by all who attended. It was a privilege to be asked to help judge this year's submissions for the Financial Adviser of the Year categories of the awards - and it is this experience that prompted the heading for this blog. Relive the 2019 PA Awards in photographs The submission process for firms who put themselves forward is in...

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