Retirement planning specialist Chris Haigh has joined nationwide monetary recommendation agency Continuum as a Chartered Monetary Planner.
Mr Haigh has been advising shoppers working in direction of retirement for greater than 25 years.
He might be based mostly in North London and has 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 and older.
He additionally works with shoppers beginning to have a look at choices for property planning, IHT mitigation and tax planning.
Mr Haigh stated he selected to affix the Continuum partnership as a consequence of it providing the good thing about independence whereas additionally receiving help to deal with his enterprise.
He stated: “Continuum are knowledgeable and well-structured firm, clear of their strategy, and most significantly, impartial.
“As a monetary skilled I can see that they put the shopper on the centre of every little 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 shoppers.”
Martin Brown, managing associate at Continuum, stated that Chris’ specialist retirement planning information will assist the partnership to proceed to attain higher outcomes for shoppers.
He stated: “We’re decided to offer the easiest in monetary recommendation for folks in any respect phases of life – and for many individuals crucial stage of all is their retirement.
“Along with his specialist information of retirement options Chris ensures that we are able to present an professional service that can 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 stated 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 associate 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 accumulate the rest of the enterprise over the next two years.
Continuum now holds property beneath affect of greater than £2bn.
