For 2019 I’ve started incorporating a little of the Paraplanner Powwow essence in our team meetings. At the Powwows, people who work on their own or in a small team can learn from others. It’s a sharing environment that not only wants to share good practice, but also get things fixed! A key characteristic is that when we meet up it is a ‘safe space’ where all contribute – not just the wizened owls.

I remember the first exam I passed towards achieving Chartered status, R02 Investment Principles and Risk, February 2014. Five years later and I’ve finally achieved Chartered status – something which feels like it has taken forever.

As 2018 comes to a close and we look back over 2018 and the progress that has been made in the Financial Planning industry, now is a good time to think about what change we want to see in 2019.

Wealth manager Charles Stanley has expanded its Oxford office with a raft of new Financial Planning-based hires.