Investment Advice UK

Investment advice UK is the help and guidance you get from a financial adviser when choosing where to invest your money. You might choose to have standalone investment advice or to include it as part of your wider financial planning.Source:theinvestorscentre.co.uk

The aim of investment advice is to help you grow your money to meet your goals, whilst keeping your costs and risks low. This is done by providing you with a personal recommendation, taking your financial and lifestyle needs into account.

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A good adviser will listen to your concerns, answer your questions and make the complex seem simple. They will also take your current situation into account and check that you are happy for them to give you investment advice. They will then provide you with their recommendations, including an explanation of the fees and charges that apply.

You can choose to pay for your advice upfront or you may be able to agree that they will deduct the charges from the amount of money you invest. It is important to know how much your adviser will charge you for their service as this could affect the quality of the advice you receive.

All regulated independent financial advisers must be members of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). You can find out if an adviser is FCA authorised by looking on their FCA Register entry. If you use a regulated adviser, you have more protection if things go wrong – for example, the FCA can investigate complaints and compensate you if necessary.