I’m sure it’s the same in your industry or profession (and I may be generalising here) but broadly I tend to meet or hear from (both offline and online) two broad types of individuals within the wide ranging world of financial planning. I know there are plenty of financial planners who sit in the middle […]
We’ve got a set routine in our house. Every day, when I come back home from a day in the office, I always try to take the time to ask my eight-year-old daughter the following questions. Firstly, “How was school?”, and secondly “Tell me something new you have learned today?” Some days she tells me […]
When any of us first start a new business one of the fundamental challenges we all face is how to gain new clients and therefore income for our fledgling organisations. When I first started, I came from a relatively safe corporate environment where the majority of my clients were introduced via the business I worked for. When […]
As I am writing this, it is hard to believe it has been 8 Months since I have left university and stepped foot into the professional working life. It has been a fun roller coaster experience so far as I have learned a lot whilst being at Cervello and still got a lot more learning […]
A short video of the Havering Literary Festival coming up this year… Please see link below of all the events that are coming up and you can also purchase your tickets… https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/havering-libraries-17797439061
I recently volunteered as a professional at the Future Frontiers Careers Networking Event, held at City, University of London. The event allowed pupils from low income families, between the ages of 13-18, to get a first-hand look into the world of work. It was suggested that my presence would really make a difference in the […]
I was standing in front of a small crowd of people and I had a question… “So,” I say “In one word, What does a financial adviser do?” I went around the room. The audience was small (about a dozen people) and I could have predicted the answers I’d receive… “Pensions” was one reply “Investments.” […]
We’re working with Holly Mackay, founder of Platforum and Boring Money, on her new venture Boring Money. Holly is keen to cover Auto Enrolment, and would like to use an employer who uses AE in a Box as a case study to share with the National Press. Stats and quotes from the professional community are […]
It’s a busy time at Cervello towers (although to be clear….we haven’t got our own tower!) We’ve got the launch of my book designed to help support the influx of new employers who need to comply with automatic enrolment. We’ve got a little bit of availability to attend left and you can find out more here. […]
I’m looking forward to 2014. I’m planning some huge steps forward both in my business and personal life and hopefully you know what you’re aiming to achieve over the course of the next year and beyondOne of the things I’m aiming to be next year is more grateful. I realise that although I try to […]