Ken Davy: 50 years in advice and why the future is bright

There is a very famous old saying: ‘What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' When we look back on 2020, I believe financial advisers will be able see it has been a watershed for the profession, and a stepping-stone to the next major period of growth and opportunity. Before looking forward however, I would like to reflect, not just on the traumas and challenges of the past nine months, but on fifty years ago this month, when I joined financial services as a life insurance salesman for Abbey Life. After a whole week of training, I was given a rate book, and application forms for two simp...