Paraplanner Zone: Jonathan Bean

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Eldon's Jonathan Bean on becoming a chartered financial planner by the time he is 30.

Jonathan Bean is a paraplanner for Eldon Financial Planning. He has worked in financial services since graduating from Newcastle University with a 2:1 in Politics and History in 2006. How did you decide to get into paraplanning? I was interested in finding a way into financial services, but I wanted to avoid any sales-related roles. It is fair to say my interest was an organic development - my degree incorporated aspects of economics, in terms of the politics of economics. I didn't want to be an academic but found finance really interesting so that sparked my interest in the financial...

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