Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Westbourne Wealth Management

Minimum savings/pensions: Any amount

0141 376 0059
Based in Glasgow
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Verified since: July, 2021

5 out of 5

84 reviews


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  • FCA Regulated

    Last checked: 16 April 2025

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  • 11

    Recent Client Reviews

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    Richard has received 11 client reviews in the past 12 months; 100% of these have been verified

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I am the practice principal of Westbourne Wealth Management, a financial planning firm based in Glasgow but with clients nationwide. I have been giving advice to clients since December 2019 and have a proven track record of customer service and satisfaction gained through my previous career as a technical sales engineer spanning across 7 years. Today, I derive a great deal of pleasure by helping my clients with both their short term and long term financial planning needs. I achieve this by engaging with each individual on a personal level by using a holistic approach and making the review process easy to understand. I focus on helping clients on their journey towards retirement and beyond as well as protecting them and their families in the present should the worst happen. To help me do this I make use of cashflow modelling software which is a very sophisticated financial planning tool. Not many in the industry make use of this which I feel makes me stand out as I offer it as a service to all clients. The other areas of advice I can help with is Inheritance Tax & Estate planning as well as corporate finance. Your home or other property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. The value of an investment with St. James's Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds you select and the value can therefore go down as well as up. You may get back less than you invested. An investment in equities does not provide the security of capital associated with a deposit account with a bank or building society. The levels and bases of taxation and reliefs from taxation can change at any time. The value of any tax relief depends on individual circumstances. This Partner/Partner Practice is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James's Place Wealth Management Plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the Group's wealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the Group's website at www.sjp.co.uk/products. The ‘St. James’s Place Partnership’ and titles ‘Partner’ and ‘Partner Practice’ are marketing terms used to describe St. James’s Place representatives. SJP Approved 21/10/2024

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