Paul Pearce

Paul Pearce

Financially Prudent (IFA) Ltd

Reviewed for

Insurance and Protection ( 9 )

Mortgages ( 8 )

Pensions ( 16 )

Equity Release ( 2 )

Retirement income (annuities, drawdown) ( 8 )

Investments and Savings ( 21 )

Reviewers' assets

£500k+ ( 5 )

£200k - £500k ( 4 )

£100k - £200k ( 6 )

Up to £50k ( 2 )

£50k - 100k ( 3 )

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by a verified client in Dorset

10 years ago

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How has Paul Pearce helped you?

Paul listens, a rare commodity. And he acts quickly, whatever his workload. I have recommended him to all my friends and family having, as I do, complete faith in his judgement, professionalism and advice

What could they have done better?

Support a better football team

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by a verified client in Hampshire

11 years ago

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Paul has been a fantastic help to us in sorting and arranging our financial management. He takes the time to listen carefully to our plans, and then offers very well considered advise. In the past, I've found advisors are quick to get to the point of telling you what they think will meet your needs, without having taken the time to understand fully. Paul has been the complete opposite and I have full confidence that anything recommended or advise given will be 100% applicable to our needs. I cannot recommend Paul more highly.

What could they have done better?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

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by a verified client in Bedfordshire

11 years ago

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How has Paul Pearce helped you?

I have spent a few years prior to 2009 accumulating a portfolio on an ad-hoc basis. However, I decided that my naive dealings required a more professional approach. This has been dealt with in an efficient and easy procedure. I now feel that my investments are a lot healthier.

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by a verified client in Bedfordshire

11 years ago

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In the 9 months we, my wife and I, have used Paul's services we have been impressed by his overall understanding of our financial requirements and objectives. He soon displayed an appreciation of our risk profile and recommended appropriate investments to replace some long-standing underperforming funds. He dealt with the administration of disposal and acquisition of investments in an efficient and timely manner and set up a platform to ensure efficiency for future trading and monitoring of performance. He has given helpful advice on other peripheral interests such as tax and general financial planning. We are totally relaxed and confident with Paul's performance to date.

What could they have done better?

In the short time we have used Paul's services we have not identified any areas which could be improved.

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by a verified client in London

11 years ago

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Paul has provided me with consistently sound independent advice, and I certainly feel that he is someone of complete integrity, who genuinely takes his client's best interests to heart. Obviously this makes perfect business sense, as this will result in high customer retention and repeat business, as has been the case with me. He has always easily understood my requirements when they are laid out to him, and is always able to effectively communicate the available options in terms that anyone can understand. For me, he represents excellent value for money as I know that I will always get a service of the highest professional standards.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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Quite Honestly, this man changed my Life. Coming up to retirement I had 5 private pensions to consolidate into one annuity. It was, as Paul said an eclectic collection with lots of problems. It was beyond my knowledge to even contemplate sorting them out so Paul did it for me even securing an additional six figure sum from one Pension Fund. I cannot speak too highly of the man whose honesty and integrity are beyond reproach. I have a pension that I am happy with and look forward to a financially secure retirement

What could they have done better?

Nothing

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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Paul has provided us with financial advice for a few years and we have found him to be practical, knowledgeable and impartial. He knows our risk appetite and will always tell us if he thinks something isn't for us, and equally will advise us to take a particular route even if it is of no benefit to him. He has a thorough understanding of the markets and is able to demystify the products and processes. We find he will always make time for us and is pleasant and personable. A thoroughly decent chap and we are happy to rely on his expertise.

What could they have done better?

I can't think of any improvements he could make to his service

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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Having read the other reviews after placing our own, I would just like to add to ours by seconding all the great things everyone else has said We find him friendly and personable and a huge support.

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We can't think of any way in which he could improve his service.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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We find Paul practical, knowledgable and impartial. If he thinks something isn't for us he will say so, but will also advise us down a particular route even if in that instance there isn't any benefit to him. He always responds to our queries promptly and we are confident in his ability and expertise.

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by a verified client in West Midlands

11 years ago

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Very thorough in his analysis and his main strengths are defensive investments, but this could be because of my age having just retired.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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The quality of advice and attention to our needs has been uniformly excellent. The original review form did not come through to with full details on my computer, so my gauging was done incorrectly. I had assumed the first star in each row was the top grade. This is what he should have in every instance. Please will you remove the incorrectly answered review. Mr Pearce is an adviser of the highest quality in all respects and I thoroughly recommend him.

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by a verified client in London

11 years ago

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Paul is expert at cutting through the jargon and complexity of financial services and products. He is a good listener and always offers a range of different options for meeting different financial objectives, whether remortgaging or investing in new savings products. He also challenges you in a friendly but highly professional way to consider the implications of decisions or choices, and also balances short term returns with longer term plans and gains.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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He gives a close personal attention to my own and my wife's needs and wishes and responds in a positive and helpful way.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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We have been clients of Paul for several years and would absolutely recommend him as an IFA. He is incredibly professional, hard-working, proactive and extremely responsive. He always tailors his service and ideas to the individual rather than applying a pre-set template. His integrity and honesty, coupled with his superb industry knowledge, is first-class. We particularly like the way he always works hard to try to ensure our short-term and long-term goals are met and also admire (and appreciate) the way he stays at the cutting-edge of changes within a very dynamic and changeable industry (e.g. instantaneous analysis of the Uk Budget and Autumn Statement). In terms of value for money, Paul is absolutely superb value for money and he has repeatedly demonstrated his worth to us over multiple years of service. We are a a family of five with both parents working in different industries (and initially, in differing geographies) and Paul has guided us through several years of change with total expertise and professionalism. We feel very fortunate to have Paul as our IFA and as such, would recommend Paul to anyone.

What could they have done better?

As much as we would like to write constructive comments on the subject of ''what to do better'', in this instance, we cannot write anything. Paul literally ticks every box as an IFA.

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by a verified client in Buckinghamshire

11 years ago

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The overall service that was offered to us was excellent, he fully understood our needs and kept us informed at all times of developments and dealt with building society and solicitor in a very professional mannner. All in all the service was very friendly and professional.

What could they have done better?

As far as we are concerned we don't think we could have been offered a better service.

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by a verified client in Essex

11 years ago

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What Paul does well is understanding my needs for the future. I have over the years continued to have 100% confidence in Paul and I know that during our meetings he has fully understood my plans for the future. The products he has recommended have been the right ones for my needs and risk element as he has fully understood and appreciated my attitude to risk. Paul provides regular and clear udpates and any requests that I have made in the past relating to either my Savings products or Pensions have always been met with responses and advice that have been both prompt and clear and have been fully satisfied that my query was answered.

What could they have done better?

Although it is appreciated by the Advisor and also for benefit of other readers any constructive suggestions on how Paul could improve his services, I frankly and honestly cannot think of any part of the service which Paul has provided to me over the number of year I have been with him which needs improvement.

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by a verified client in Bedfordshire

11 years ago

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We approached Paul to visit us and assess our Pensions and life covers. From the outset Paul was very professional and clear about charges so we knew what his advise would cost. Presenting him with a broken file and a carrier bag of documents did not faze him. He quickly worked through them and went back to make some necessary inquiries. Paul talks simple language and explains the options clearly. The presentation of his findings of our investments were well prepared and clear to understand. We cannot recommend him highly enough.

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by a verified client in Bedfordshire

11 years ago

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He liistens to what you hope to achieve and your risk level and supplys you accordingly without any confusion.

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I am not very knowable in this field but I feel and hope that Paul is giving the top advise.

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by a verified client in London

11 years ago

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Paul has a real passion for what he does, he is enthusiastic, trustworthy and detailed in his approach. Paul is always quick to respond to any enquiry whether by phone or email. He puts a lot of time and thought into his research and I always feel confident he is giving me the best advice. I trust his judgement and I would happily recommend Paul as an IFA to any prospective clients or personal friends. Paul is easily by far the best IFA I have had the pleasure to deal with. A real top man!!

What could they have done better?

I like the idea of the online portal, it would be great to be able to update some of the investments where no feed is received automatically. Keep doing what you do in providing a 5* service!

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by a verified client in Buckinghamshire

11 years ago

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Paul is an exceptionally good listener and interprets our needs perfectly. The products he has suggested have provided the returns to satisfy our needs and recognise the need for us to keep our resources safe and with the risks controlled within the terms we have advised. He is also available to us at pretty well any time to give financial advice about products as they mature and we can rely on him to reply to any request for guidance.

What could they have done better?

There is nothing in the service we receive from Paul which will give us a better service than we already receive.

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by a verified client in Buckinghamshire

11 years ago

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Paul possesses an impressive depth of knowledge in the financial world generally and specifically within the areas of financial planning, annuities, pensions and insurance. Having knowledge is one thing - what I appreciate most about Paul is his overwhelming ethos to recommend what is best for this customers and to do so in a very clear and balanced way. We have recently had to contact Paul for financial advice during a family bereavement and I am delighted to confirm that he dealt with our complex financial issues with compassion, empathy, understanding and above all clarity. A man of high integrity and trust, I would have no hesitation in recommending Paul if you are seeking a professional financial adviser who deals with you in a balanced, timely and informative manner.

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by a verified client in Hertfordshire

11 years ago

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Paul excels in three key areas which I personally look for from professionals providing me with business advice. Firstly, he is very good at explaining often complex issues in a language that is straightforward to understand without talking down to you. Secondly, all advice verbally provided is clearly and concisely summarised in documents sent very shortly after any phone or face-to-face review. Thirdly and equally as important, Paul is very friendly to deal with making you feel at all times like a valued customer!

What could they have done better?

Nothing as I am always very open with people who provide business advice to me, and draw attention to any issues as and when they arise...Paul has always provided me with a consistently high quality service.

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by a verified client in Buckinghamshire

11 years ago

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The best and greatest adviser I have had the pleasure of knowing. Paul is trusted and thought of as an extended member of the family. He is ethically sound. A man of high integrity. Paul is the benchmark I measure other people I do business with.

What could they have done better?

Just keep doing what you are doing.