Finding opportunities in difficult times

The Retirement Adviser was launched in 2008. How are things going? We are just about to celebrate our fifth year in business and so far everything has gone well. It has helped a lot that we’ve had such strong support from our parent company LEBC which has helped us to develop in a dynamic way. Having a secure sponsor makes a great deal of difference especially during these difficult economic times. At times it has been difficult and stressful but as a rule retirement hasn’t been affected by the downturn as much as other areas. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is recession-proof but peop...