Louis Williams: Bridging the academia-adviser gap

It's been almost six years since I moved from working full-time in academia to begin a knowledge transfer partnership between the University of Reading and Dynamic Planner. Although I continue to collaborate and publish research papers with academics, an academia-industry gap remains. I believe we must bridge it to generate applicable research that can benefit consumers and inform financial planning practices.   At the start of the summer, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the International Behavioural Finance Working Group (BFWG) conference, which aims to foster collabor...