The Fry Group eyes 'dumbed down' Hargreaves model

Scott Sinclair
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Upmarket financial planning business The Fry Group is in talks with the FSA over developing an online basic advice model for people who want to invest smaller amounts but cannot afford to pay for full advice.

Managing director Stephen Tucker said the service would be "like a dumbed down Hargreaves Lansdown plus a decision tree" and could help reduce the savings gap by encouraging individuals to invest. Five Minute Finance, a working title, would offer a handful of packaged investment solutions put together by some of the industry's "household names". Tucker said they would be risk-managed, multi-asset products, most likely in the form of ISAs or general investment accounts. It will cater for individuals who have "some money" - perhaps £30,000 of investible cash - but not enough to justify ...

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