Ben Simpson: Come fly with me - learning from other professions

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Ben Simpson looks at the lessons financial planners can learn from other professions in his latest aviation-themed article for PA

At the risk of unsettling any nervous flyers, I would like you to imagine the scene in the cockpit of an airliner approaching its destination. The captain and crew calmly run through their landing checklists. The crew attempt to lower the landing gear but encounter a problem. Following standard procedures, they request permission from air traffic control to enter a holding pattern and proceed to investigate the issue. They are carrying additional fuel for just this type of eventuality. Yet, an hour later, the aircraft crash lands - not because of the landing gear issue, but because it ha...

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