Nicholas Ryan

Nicholas Ryan

Yellow Bear Financial Consultancy

Minimum savings/pensions: Over £50,000

0330 038 8938
Based in Aylesbury
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Verified since: January, 2017

4.7 out of 5

99 reviews


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    89% of users who are not yet clients had a positive first experience with Nicholas

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Checks carried out by VouchedFor

  • FCA status: Certified by Firm

    Last checked: 15 April 2025

    Nicholas is fully authorised under the FCA's Senior Managers & Certification Regime. A regulated Senior Manager has confirmed Nicholas's status

  • Recent Client Reviews

    Nicholas has not received any reviews in the last 12 months

    Nicholas has not received any client reviews in the past 12 months

  • Independent Financial Adviser

    Last checked: 02 January 2025

    An independent adviser can advise across a sufficiently diverse range of products to help meet a client’s objectives. They are in no way limited to products provided by companies they work for.

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  • Transparent Fees

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    Positive First Impressions

    89% of users who are not yet clients had a positive first experience with Nicholas

    89% of VouchedFor users have had a positive (4 or 5 star) first experience with Nicholas (based on 36 first impressions)

I have worked in the financial advice sector for over 20 years, starting out in some major banks, followed by a large, accountancy based IFA company. 12 years ago I came to realise that none of these firms placed enough emphasis on looking after their existing clients. The focus on taking on new customers was often to the detriment of the existing ones and I felt this was bad for the clients, and a poor business model in general. Based on this I decided to start Yellow Bear in 2011 and we have grown steadily since then. The business has done well and I'm proud to say that we have not had any clients leave us in all that time. Of course like all businesses we want to grow and so we do look to take on new clients, but we are careful to never over stretch ourselves and always make sure we honour our commitment to supporting our existing clients, some of which have been with me for almost my entire career. My company offers advice mainly on investments and pensions (both before and after retirement), but I also have an interest in tax planning (income, capital gains and inheritance) as well as protection (life assurance, critical illness, income protection)

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