Natalie Bell: Putting a financial services career up in lights

Spread the financial services word

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While advisers are the 'face' of the profession there are many other important cogs in the financial services machine, writes Natalie Bell, co-founder and director of The Art of Finance. In her first column for PA, she urges everyone working in the industry to shout about their roles - loud and proud

The term ‘advice gap' can be construed in a number of ways. It can be used in reference to a person's wealth and whether or not they are considered wealthy enough to warrant financial advice, and the gap that exists for those with less accumulated wealth. Additionally, it can refer to the perceived deficit of adviser: client ratio, as we face as more and more advisers leaving financial services (retiring or otherwise) in greater numbers than we are seeing new faces join. So, focusing on the latter…  It's been well reported that there's simply not enough financial advisers and planners fo...

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