A new dawn: The life planning conference without the life companies

Attending the life planning conference without the life companies

Laura Miller
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Adviser conferences overrun by product providers have always irritated financial planning coach Paul Armson. So he decided to organise his own - without a life company in sight. Laura Miller was there...

"Turning up to conferences and finding them dominated by product providers has always annoyed me," Inspiring Adviser founder Paul Armson told delegates at his BACK2Y event. He made the statement as he took to the stage at what he believes to be the UK's first financial planning conference with no life company sponsors. About 200 financial life planners – or those considering embarking on that particular path of financial advice – agreed with him enough to put their hand in their pockets and pay for a day-long event without any of the usual provider-paid-for freebies of pens, mugs, bag...

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