Peter Docherty: Taking the pulse of professional paraplanners

'Paraplanners are in great heart'

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Paraplanners are in great heart, confident about the future and ready to embrace modern technology, writes Peter Docherty

Our latest survey takes the pulse of professional paraplanners and the diagnosis is very positive. Paraplanners are in great heart, confident about the future of paraplanning and ready to embrace the advantages that flow from modern technology when it comes to giving clients the best possible advice. The role of paraplanning has developed greatly in recent years Paraplanners are enjoying greater levels of involvement in product research, technical analysis and advice activities - so much so they agree that workloads are the number one obstacle to them adding more value. Paraplanner...

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