Each month Professional Adviser and PanaceaIFA honour those individuals that go above and beyond. May's winner is Derek Stewart, MD of Strategic Asset Managers.
Despite having been in financial services for 34 years, Derek Stewart is a fit and energetic 50-year old, as anyone who has met him will agree. At the start of his career, Stewart worked his way up from teaboy to regional director in a large financial services corporation. However, he soon became disillusioned with a business model in which clients and staff took second place. Walking away from a well paid and secure job, but with a belief in always putting people before profit and a determination to succeed, Stewart spent the last 15 years building an IFA wealth management business -...
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