To boldly go Independent or Restricted

Being an Independent Financial Adviser is a lot like being Captain James T. Kirk.

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Since the beginning of this year, proving our Independence has become a difficult mission for us and for many other IFAs also. Of the 10 largest advice groups in the UK, nine have already given up and become Restricted Advisers, which sounds – well – Naff. Here’s a question; What would you like, Independent Advice or Restricted Advice? Continue reading “To boldly go Independent or Restricted”