The key data on why financial advice adds value
By Mark Battersby, 24 Aug 17
Those who received financial advice in the 2001-2007 period had accumulated significantly more liquid financial assets and pension wealth than their unadvised equivalent peers by 2012-14, a report by the UK think tank International Longevity Centre supported by Royal London has found.
‘The Value of Financial Advice’, analyses data from the largest representative survey of individual and household assets in the UK, the Wealth and Assets Survey.
It finds that, even allowing for the fact that some groups are more likely to seek advice than others, those who received financial advice in the 2001-2007 period did better than an equivalent group who did not receive such advice, by 2012-14.
The report examines the impact of financial advice on two groups, the ‘affluent’ and the ‘just getting by’. The ‘affluent’ group is formed of a wealthier subset of people who are also more likely to have degrees, be part of a couple, and be homeowners.
The ‘just getting by’ group is formed of a less wealthy subset who are more likely to have lower levels of educational attainment, be single, divorced or widowed and be renting.
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