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1 - Financial Planning - (17/80) Flashcards

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6-Step Financial Planning Process

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  1. Establish and define relationships
  2. Collect info (goals, objectives, priorities)
  3. Analyse financial situation
  4. Develop recommendations and present
  5. Implement recommendations
  6. Review and modify
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Financial planning vs Financial advice

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Planning = changes over time
Advice = static
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What may clients need to be provided with?

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Financial plan
Client agreement
Suitability report
Product information
KIID
Illustrations
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Financial Plan Process (5 steps)

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  1. State current position
  2. Evaluate current position
  3. Client objectives and time horizons
  4. Demonstrate shortfall
  5. Recommend solutions
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Financial Plan Contents (long list)

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Objectives and priorities
Assumptions
Attitudes to risk

Net worth
Income and expenditure

Recommendations
Other issues
Action plan
Review schedule
Other relevant people/set ups

Appendices

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Nature of Client-Adviser Relationship

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Regulatory duties = FCS terms of business etc.

Contractual duties = business or client agreements

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Approved Person Responsibilities (FCA)

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Act with integrity
Skill, care, due diligence
Market conduct standards
Deal openly with regulators

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Collecting Client Information - Types of Questions

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Ask open and closed questions

Open = soft data e.g. "How do you feel about investing in equities?"
Closed = hard data e.g. "How old are you?"
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Collecting Client Information - FCA Requirements

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Must fill out KYC forms and do background/AML checks

Shows evidence/paper trail of acting in client best interests

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Fact-Finding process

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  1. Personal information
  2. Financial information
  3. Objectives
  4. Attitude to risk
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Risk Profiling

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  1. Appetite for risk = amount willing to take
  2. Risk tolerance = comfort with volatility levels
  3. Capacity for loss
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Affordability and Suitability

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Include assessments of liquidity needs and time horizons

Must satisfy needs, risk profile, expertise
Must remain considerate of ethical/religious intentions

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Advice vs Guidance

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Advice = regulated, about specific products/solutions
Guidance = generic, customer makes own decision

E.g. guidance = “Investing in the UK stock market is wise”
Advice = “Purchase this FTSE 100 tracker from Vanguard”

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The Money and Pensions Service

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Combines 3 older government guidance bodies:

  1. The Money Advice Service
  2. Pension Wise
  3. The Pensions Advisory Service
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UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing

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  1. Financial Foundations
  2. Nation of Savers
  3. Credit Counts
  4. Better Debt Advice
  5. Future Focus

FAMR recommended ‘streamlined advice’ from the government

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Letter of Authority

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Authorises the adviser to conduct business with providers on behalf of the client

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Analysing Client Circumstances - Current Circumstances

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Assets and Liabilities
Income and Expenditure
Attitude to risk
Capacity for loss

All might change over time

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Analysing Client Circumstances - Net Worth Statement

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Must agree on what assets and liabilities to include
Must pry into the client to uncover all relevant A&L

Should be granular e.g. asset classes, types of debt

Scenario analysis should be included e.g. if CIC policy pays out

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Analysing Client Circumstances - Income and Expenditure

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Compare over 12 months average
Be clear on tax position, allowances etc.
Must flag any affordability concerns and/or shortfalls

Earned income = salary, bonuses etc.
Unearned income = dividends, interest, rental etc.

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Analysing Client Circumstances - Net Spendable Income

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Income - Expenditure

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Analysing Client Circumstances - Changes in Cash Flow

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Forecasts must include time value of money

Marriage = wedding costs, combined assets
Children = school fees, clothing
Divorce = splitting assets, income changes

Retirement = lower income, drawing down

Disability = lower/no income, higher costs
Death = beneficiaries, inheritance
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Establishing Priorities and Objectives

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Break down into short, medium and long-term
Goals must be SMART
Objectives must be prioritised by feasibility and affordability

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Analysing Existing Financial Arrangements

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Must highlight gaps to achieving objectives with current plan
Must assess suitability of existing products

Consider current risks e.g. no money for dependants

Be aware of tax statuses changing

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Marriage Allowance Transfer

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Can transfer £1,250 of personal allowance from basic rate spouse to non-taxpaying spouse

Max tax saving of £252 (20% of £1,250)

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