Editor's view: Plenty to celebrate about the next generation of advisers

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 25 April

Jen Frost
clock • 4 min read

Our next generation advisers interview series has generated a bit of a buzz here at Professional Adviser HQ.

We kicked this series off in February, with our very own next generation senior reporter Isabel Baxter catching up with financial planners aged 35 and younger to understand what drives them and how they hope to shape the profession. This week, Benjamin House managing director Jude Dawute became the latest individual to feature. Dawute, who grew up in Brixton, shared how he moved into financial planning almost by chance after fielding a recruiter call about a paraplanning role in Switzerland. I've really enjoyed reading these young adviser profiles. Everyone has a different story and r...

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