Lower the risk of failure…

Have you ever wondered WHY people seek financial advice? 
 
Well, consider other areas of your life and whether you have ever needed the support of an expert to give you confidence – maybe you have had a health concern and consulted a doctor or perhaps you needed a new laptop and didn’t know where to start? The truth is that your financial affairs are no different and consulting with an expert is the best way of ensuring you make the best decisions for you and your family. 
 
So, what are the benefits to you of engaging with a financial adviser you may ask?  
 
Well, a good adviser will; 
 

• Reduce complexity - it is all too easy to become overwhelmed by financial ‘jargon’ and a trusted expert can cut through the noise and tell you what is relevant to you. 

 

• Help you take action and stop procrastinating.  

 

• Save you time - we all live busier and busier lives these days and time is so valuable as we never seem to have enough of it! Why not let an expert work for you and free up your time so you can focus on other important areas of your life. 

 

• Take away the burden – let's face it finances can be boring, and you may feel like it’s just another chore. Let your adviser deal with the headaches so you can get on with doing more of what you actually enjoy! 

 

• Reassure you that you are on track to meet important financial goals and help keep in check any over-confidence. 

 

• Help make better trade-offs, between what you can and can’t afford. 

 

• Encourage you to make good decisions - changing long-standing money habits and behaviours can be hard to sustain but being encouraged by someone who is on your side, and to whom you can be accountable, can keep you on track.  

 
Studies have shown that when our brains process information more confidently, having received advice from an expert, this lowers the anxiety of failure and increases the feeling of being right and the confidence of future success.  
 
These points can be applied to lots of areas of your life, not just your finances. The important takeaways are to always know what you want to achieve and to build a plan to achieve your goals.