Mark Thompson

50 words to describe me: Husband, Dad, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Countryside, Coffee, Pasta, 007, Holidays, Conscientious, Christmas, Professional, Cinema, Summer, Football, Curries, Cooking, Golf, Financial Advice, Top Gear, Expert, Greek Salad, Star Wars, Gym, Supercars, Conversation, Smiling, Ski-ing, Networking, Business, Keeping fit, Independent, Saw Doctors, Scouts, Radio 5, Financial Knowledge, Greece, Cufflinks, Weekends, Pogues, Hard Work, Friendly, Warm , Organised, Lamborghini, Financial Exams, Entertaining, Socialising, Service to Clients, Caring. My Profile I am Mark Thompson and have lived in Suffolk all my life, but as of yet, not perfected the Suffolk accent! I am married with one daughter and live just outside Sudbury. I am a friendly, warm and outgoing individual who likes to socialise with family and friends. I started my working life at Barclays Bank as a junior, filling the cash point machines and sitting on the cashiering desks. I undertook many varied roles within Barclays until I became a financial planner for the bank, dealing with personal and corporate clients. I left Barclays early in 2003 , due to a strong desire to personally drive myself forward to achieve more in my life, I decided to set up my own business; Thompson Financial Consulting was born. With no clients and empty filing cabinets, a new baby arriving, moving house and paying for a wedding, you could say it was probably not the best time to leave paid employment. I knew I could succeed and with dedication, self motivation, hard work and with many late nights, my business is now very successful and I pride myself on the proactive financial advice I give to clients. I used to play Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning football for many local teams and also enjoyed playing squash, badminton and 5 A-side football. Now I enjoy a stroll around the golf course, preferably in the sunshine! I enjoy finding out about new cars, listening to Radio 5 live, eating a good curry and having holidays. I also have a large collection of cufflinks, which seemed to have evolved through my working life and one day I would love to own my own supercar. I am a member of the chartered institute of insurance, this is the institute that sets the qualifications and exams within my industry. I am a member of the local chamber of commerce and regularly go to Network 4 Business (N4B) meetings to meet other local business people to see how we can help each other find more business. I am a member of online communities Twitter, Facebook and Linked In. I believe my clients deserve an adviser who knows them and their finances extremely well and fully understands their needs and their financial goals. That’s the only way to ensure you get, not just the best products and services for you, but the ones you really need. My philosophy is simple; your financial needs and requirements are at the heart of what we do. It isn’t my business to sell financial products. You come to me for advice and I help you make the right decisions by giving you fair, accurate and impartial advice. I give advice that you can trust.