Real Life Stories #5: Manageable & Managed

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The best way I can describe my portfolio of investments and deposits before being introduced to Wyn is unmanageable and unmanaged. There was no strategy or planning behind what I had and the amount of paperwork I was getting was silly. If you were to ask me what my investments and deposits amounted to I would not have been able to tell you – Unmanageable! The portfolio I had accumulated was a result of responding to bank promotions or acting in response to sales talk. I had ISA investments that were not performing and a pension fund going nowhere – Unmanaged! The stress of thinking about sorting things out meant that things never got sorted out.

When Wyn cast his eye over what I had he seemed to know very quickly what needed doing to make the situation more manageable and how my portfolio could be better managed. He indicated that the paperwork would drop dramatically, (but he did warn me that initially the paperwork would increase!) and that I would have a far better “grip” on what I had once the tidying up was done.

I can truly say that after the initial surge in paperwork I now find that I get very little paperwork and what I do get says far more about my investments than the freeloads of bumph I used to get. It is now very manageable. I am also amazed at how much more money I have made since it is being looked after.

I was first introduced to Wyn back in 2007 and have not had to stress over money matters since. This has been of great value to me as it has helped me cope with other stresses that have come my way.

DisclaimerReal Life Stories are written by clients of iPlanning Wealth Management. The views expressed in this post are those of the author only and are not necessarily those of I Planning Wealth Management Ltd. All material in this post should be considered as general information only and should in no way be construed as a recommendation of a specific product or course of action. Each circumstance is different and professional advice tailored to your circumstances should be sought from a qualified financial adviser.

How to eliminate debt

Inevitably, before we can help clients build their financial plan, as part of the ground clearance process we need to encourage them to strategically reduce if not eliminate bad debt. This process can seem daunting and sometimes impossible but not tackling it risks disabling any plans to achieve financial freedom. The starting point for us is to instil hope in our clients that intentionality and application do produce what seem like miraculous results. The following video clip, in our opinion, does just that. It’s worth the watch.

In what ways are accumulated debts holding you back? How will the elimination of debt have a positive impact on your life?

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are those of the author only and are not necessarily those of I Planning Wealth Management Ltd. All material in this post should be considered as general information only and should in no way be construed as a recommendation of a specific product or course of action. Each circumstance is different and professional advice tailored to your circumstances should be sought from a qualified financial adviser.

The Value of Financial Advice: Insurance

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Over the coming weeks I’m delving deeper into the unbiased.co.uk study into the value of advice. The report raised a number of key points which I covered in my previous post. Today I will look further at the topic of insurance.

The report highlights that the advised group had a higher proportion of people with insurance (as well as pension provision and investment products, but one thing at a time). Now the cynics amongst you will say “of course they do, because they’ve been flogged it by a commission hungry IFA“.  Well let’s look at some figures: Continue Reading…

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