It wasn't his long commute that made Tim Purdon go it alone and set up Paladin Financial Services, but it was certainly a major benefit of the decision...
WORKING from home may not be everyone's cup of tea but think of the commuting time saved and the reduced overheads. But, for one IFA starting out on their own, it made perfect sense. Tim Purdon set up Paladin Financial Services back in 1999, working from his home in Kilmarnock. Rather than clients coming to him, where necessary he goes to them and, as he explains, there have been no complaints. "I think clients like the fact that their adviser makes the effort to come to them. Whilst I do not find it difficult to motivate myself to work from home, I think if I was at home the whole ti...
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