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You’re at the stage in life where you’ve had several jobs throughout your career and feel settled and ready to think ahead about your future goals. You may be wanting more time to yourself and be considering a career break or perhaps you are hoping to plan the holiday of a lifetime.

Even if you don’t know what your plans are for the future, it’s still wise to get a sense check on your finances and start getting them in order. Sometimes, a promotion or new job will be the catalyst as you wonder whether to invest, spend or save the extra money you are getting each month.

Whatever your reasons, we will help you to achieve financial freedom.

Questions you might have

Am I on track?

It’s a dream for many to retire before the State Pension Age, and when you reach that goal, it will be a real achievement.

Whether your plan is to buy a campervan in five years, take a career break for a year or two or simply retire as early as you possible can, we will understand the date you’d like to retire and work back from there by using cashflow modelling to determine how and if you can reach your goal.

 

 

What happens if I become seriously ill?

Your health is what matters most, and we’d never want you to be worrying about your finances if you were unable to work because of an illness.

We will ensure you are protected against any unexpected circumstances that may arise by putting relevant protection in place. This means you and your family will be well looked after.

The plan will have no cash in value at any time, and will cease at the end of the term. If premiums are not maintained, then cover will lapse.

 

 

Could my investments be working harder?

Investing can be daunting, especially if you don’t know where to start. To help you reach your more ambitious long-term financial goals, you may need to diversify your investments.

But don’t worry; we will establish your attitude to risk and make bespoke recommendations for your goals.

 

 

Should I be doing anything differently?

As you get closer to deadlines for your goals, you start thinking about what else you could be doing to make your money work harder.

You might be doing all you can and on the right track, or perhaps some adjustments need to be made. We’ll give you tailored advice and be there for you for the long term.

 

 

How we'll help

It’s a dream for many to retire before the State Pension Age, and when you reach that goal, it will be a real achievement.

Whether your plan is to buy a campervan in five years, take a career break for a year or two or simply retire as early as you possible can, we will understand the date you’d like to retire and work back from there by using cashflow modelling to determine how and if you can reach your goal.

 

 

How we'll help

Your health is what matters most, and we’d never want you to be worrying about your finances if you were unable to work because of an illness.

We will ensure you are protected against any unexpected circumstances that may arise by putting relevant protection in place. This means you and your family will be well looked after.

The plan will have no cash in value at any time, and will cease at the end of the term. If premiums are not maintained, then cover will lapse.

 

 

How we'll help

Investing can be daunting, especially if you don’t know where to start. To help you reach your more ambitious long-term financial goals, you may need to diversify your investments.

But don’t worry; we will establish your attitude to risk and make bespoke recommendations for your goals.

 

 

How we'll help

As you get closer to deadlines for your goals, you start thinking about what else you could be doing to make your money work harder.

You might be doing all you can and on the right track, or perhaps some adjustments need to be made. We’ll give you tailored advice and be there for you for the long term.

 

 

The value of units can fall as well as rise, and you may not get back all of your original investment.

Explore the possibilities

There’s no time quite like the present to start making changes to your finances and seek advice. You’re doing the right thing by coming to us, as we will be by your side right now and throughout your journey.

Our advice is just a small part of the process, not the main focus. Your goals and working towards them are what’s most important.

 

Your journey
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Richard Chinn
21 days ago
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We contacted Wholesome Financial Planning following mediocre service from our previous financial adviser. We had worked with Matt and Lucy previously and had no doubts about their professionalism, attention to detail, sound advice, excellent communication and speedy follow up on actions. As expected, Matt has been superb and given us total confidence that we made the right decision.
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C S
23 days ago
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Matt is very professional and has a calm way of communicating, which is important and reassuring. He explains everything clearly and patiently and responds to emails quickly. Fees were clear from the start and I experience him and the service I receive as steady and trustworthy. Highly recommended!
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Angela Garwood
150 days ago
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Lucy was recommended to us by a friend and was absolutely brilliant throughout. My parents needed guidance with a life insurance policy and she made a rather complex process much more straightforward. She updated us on her progress throughout and communicated clearly and efficiently what we needed to do. She was very reassuring, answering all of their queries and helping my parents understand the more complex elements to the policy. We highly recommend Lucy. Thank you Lucy for all your excellent and thorough work!
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Ruth Page
324 days ago
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I contacted Wholesome Financial Planning through recommendation of a friend. I asked if it was possible to have a home visit as my husband is disabled. There was no problem and Lucy visited us within 2weeks. Having a pension issue, she managed to explain to us simply and clearly how to solve this ourselves. As we are both over 80 years old, it was refreshing to have Lucy explain (what was for us a complicated issue)in simple terms how to solve it. We like to thank Lucy and Wholesome Financial Planning for a five Star Service.
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Kay Wright
434 days ago
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Excellent advice and guidance . It is clear Lucy is very knowledgeable in the areas of pensions and investing and has worked very hard to ensure her client base is well looked after . I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone needing advice or guidance on pensions and pension planning.
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Daisy Chains
632 days ago
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Lucy provided initial advice. Her communication and response times were excellent based on a very clear pricing structure. Lucy provided clear and concise explanations and was patient when we asked questions. We received clear documentation and explanation of her recommendations.
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M Mayes
726 days ago
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We consulted Lucy after having recently retired. Lucy gave us a forecast that helped us to understand whether or not our retirement income was sufficient for our needs. She helped with consolidating separate pension 'pots' into one that can be monitored/managed online and in a fund that better suits our needs. Lucy gave us useful tools that supported with analysing our spending and our priorities for the immediate and longer term future. She arranged several meetings to listen to our needs, including attitude to risk, so that she understood them fully before providing us with advice which she was careful to ensure we understood. She also advised us about key points in the future when we should review if we did not take up the option of an annual review with her. Very satisfied customer!

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