Ken Davy: What annoyed me about Radio 4's Money Box

I was heartened to see that Radio 4’s Money Box programme on 30 September was on ‘How to find a good financial adviser’, and even more so when host Paul Lewis’ introduction mentioned the new pension freedoms and how recent legislative changes had increased the need for many to seek advice.

Unfortunately however, I was then annoyed and frustrated by the first member of the so-called expert panel, the founder of an online comparison site who made the totally unfounded allegation that the “biggest pitfall” facing consumers was paying a financial adviser too much or falling foul of an IFA offering “dishonest or bad” advice. Unfortunately, these initial comments set the tone for his contributions throughout the rest of the programme...

 

Read Ken's blog post in full on FTadviser.

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