Retirement planning specialist Chris Haigh has joined nationwide monetary recommendation agency Continuum as a Chartered Monetary Planner.
Mr Haigh has been advising purchasers working in the direction of retirement for greater than 25 years.
He might be primarily based in North London joined Continuum from DGS Chartered Monetary Planners in St Albans, the place he was a Chartered Monetary Planner for 11 years.
He achieved Chartered Monetary Planner standing in 2010 and primarily works with people and {couples} round 55 years previous and older, serving to them to consider what retirement means for them and the way they will obtain what they need for his or her later life.
He additionally works with purchasers beginning to take a look at choices for property planning, IHT mitigation and tax planning.
Mr Haigh mentioned he selected to affix the Continuum partnership attributable to providing the advantage of independence while additionally receiving help to maintain his enterprise.
he mentioned: “Continuum are an expert and well-structured firm, clear of their method, and most significantly, impartial.
“As a monetary skilled I can see that they put the consumer on the centre of every thing they do. Their core values are aligned with my very own, and this transition will permit me to proceed delivering excellent service to my purchasers.”
Martin Brown, managing companion at Continuum, mentioned that Chris’ specialist retirement planning information will assist the partnership to proceed to realize higher outcomes for purchasers.
He mentioned: “We’re decided to offer the perfect in monetary recommendation for folks in any respect levels of life – and for many individuals a very powerful stage of all is their retirement.
“Along with his specialist information of retirement options Chris ensures that we are able to present an skilled service that may imply even higher outcomes for the individuals who come to us with questions on retirement.”
Mr Haigh is the second Chartered Monetary Planner to affix the IFA partnership this month, following Chartered Monetary Planner Scott Newman who joined to strengthen Continuum’s presence within the Scottish Highlands.
Within the first quarter Continuum mentioned noticed a 14% rise (year-on-year) in adviser numbers, with the agency having 72 advisers throughout the UK as at 31 March.
Continuum, headquartered in Plymouth, was established in 2014 by founding companion Martin Brown as a Nationwide IFA model. It’s part-owned by M&G which took an preliminary 49.9% stake within the firm in August 2022 with an settlement to amass the rest of the enterprise over the next two years.
Continuum now holds belongings underneath affect of greater than £2bn.
