Thinking about the next chapter. We believe with our help financial planning means you can make fully informed decisions about you, your future and your family.
We put needs first, wants later.
We follow a ‘goals based’ approach which means identifying those ‘need to do’s’ as well as ‘want to do’s’ and setting a strategy to achieve them.
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One of the pillars of our proposition is bringing a sense of empowerment to you, a feeling of having control over money matters. Another cornerstone of our approach is to strive to deliver a highly personalised service to each of our clients.
There are different approaches to offering wealth management services, but perhaps the most progressive, is referred to as ‘goals based planning’. Compared to a more traditional approach, goals based planning, we believe, brings greater clarity to your affairs, and moreover a greater sense of control. Furthermore, it allows us to zero in on what’s really important to you, and identify strategies to reach those very individual goals you may have.
Traditional
Financial Factors Assets and Liabilities Single’Risk Attitude’
Goals Based
Financial and behavioural factors Client goals What matter’s most
| Traditional | Goals Based |
|---|---|
| Financial Factors Assets and Liabilities Single'Risk Attitude' | Financial and behavioural factors Client goals What matter's most |
| Traditional | Goals Based |
|---|---|
| Relative to Stock Market: shorter term focus prevails | Monitoring progress towards established goals |
| Traditional | Goals Based |
|---|---|
| Single Risk tolerance for all investing ‘buckets’ | Risk capacity against each goal Seeks to calculate confidence levels of reaching a given goal Considers shortfall potential |
| Traditional | Goals Based |
|---|---|
| One overall portfolio | Asset classes or strategies for each individual goal |
As life transitions, your goals, both pressing needs and wants, will progress with it.
Goals based planning provides an ideal framework to put into place a life cycle
wealth management process.
We call this ‘foundational planning’ i.e. getting the basics right.We expect that you’ll be focussed on:
Funding your lifestyle
Getting onto the property ladder
Moving on in the world professionally speaking
At this point, your emphasis or priorities are likely to be retirement planning. Never a ‘goal’ in its own right, but providing for later life is an important matter to consider.
Determining your current financial picture, your assets and liabilities, your cash flows, your current investments and arrangements.
From there, we want to develop a firm idea of the amount of risk you are prepared, and need, to take to achieve your goals
From here we retire to consider the information gained to date. Where are you well placed? Which objectives are not well catered for, and where are the gaps? It might be you have asked us to focus on one area exclusively and potentially consider others at a later date. Our research will take into account the latest regulatory, legislative and technical developments in formulating our suggestions.
This is the stage whereby we implement any actions, changes or recommendations that have been agreed.
Our advice services helps you make the most of what you have – thoughtful choices whilst stripping out the complexity of what can seem overwhelming at times.
We understand mobile money. With affairs that cross boundaries, we have extensive experience and the network to make sure you’ve optimised your position across your personal, yet international balance sheet.
Passing on to the next generation means ensuring your money goes to the people you want it to – for your own reasons. Making financial gifts and setting up trusts are just some of the options we will consider with you. We will need to establish if your residence qualifies for the nil rate band allowance, and if not, what alternative options there may be.
There are many different routes available – including tax-free Junior ISAs, Pensions and Trusts or designated accounts. Maybe you as parents want to save for school and university fees, or perhaps other relatives are looking to give a helping hand towards that housing deposit or even a happy day such as a wedding.
We will not stand in the way of technology. You may want to partner with us in relation to your financial planning needs, but separately, take on the responsibility of managing your own monies. We have an online service that provides you with the tools to do so – including a range of risk profiled portfolios for you to find the style that you feel most comfortable with.
Our advisers have an understanding of complex planning affairs, which may be global, and will work with you to understand what you want from life and how to structure your finances to best achieve that.
We will arrange custody of your assets at one of the world’s largest custodians, whilst you will be able to download our bespoke cutting edge wealth management app with institutional grade portfolio management.