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Just had a call from my personal wealth manager Advising me about a new product which is called something like a smooth investment, apparently it takes away the extremes of peaks and troughs in your investment anyone come across this and have any views on it
Aye, all these products are exactly that, products, designed to create another layer of management that costs you the consumer. Yes, spreading investment over time is a risk management strategy, but why not just observe the market & invest during troughs like we had last year.Just need to remember that bank "advisors" are sales people who are trying to peddle their own products. The only financial advice I would take is from someone independent of any financial institution. I have a chat once every couple of years with an IFA who is great.
Aye, it's almost the exact definition of The Middle Class, but TBF most people are clueless with money, including most Chancellors Of The Exchequer, and they need someone to help, at a cost.personal wealth manager = parasite riding off commissions/charges taken from your money.
I check in with and IFA every few years to confirm my DIY approach is still better than theirs.
One of my benchmarks is the car they drive. If it's better than mne they are charging too much.
I play golf with a St James Place franchisee. He won't talk to me about "wealth mangament" any more as I asked him to explain their charging structure.
5% of the value of my holdings to bring them under his umbrella, plus 2% per year to hold my money in one of their recommended funds (which also belong to them and charge another 1%).
No thank you.