Michael Hawthorne

Have I got enough money to last? How do I pass my wealth on to my family? I am navigating a life event and need some help with the finances. How do I structure my wealth as I approach retirement. Can I make my money work more efficiently and effectively? These, and many like them, are the real questions that Mike helps his clients to answer. He adopts a pragmatic and life-centred approach to advice. His technical competence means he can help with even the most complex financial matters but don't expect lots of jargon as he endeavours to make the complex as simple as possible - something that is not easy to do in Financial Services. Whilst Mike's knowledge and experience lends itself well to helping people with more complex financial problems, he enjoys working with people of all ages, money maturity and levels of wealth because he has seen how impactful and transformative good financial planning can be. Mike has more than 20 years’ experience and believes that personal financial planning is as much personal as it is financial. He delivers advice in a way that reflects this, to provide something that is truly tailored. As well as being a highly qualified adviser, Mike also engages with other industry experts to improve standards. He is part of the Personal Finance Society’s Practitioner Power Panel and works with the Chartered Insurance Institute in the setting of exams for developing financial advisers. Outside of Financial Planning, Mike enjoys being outdoors, travel and the occasional round of golf, although he will say he is much better with a calculator than he is a golf club!