Financial advisers help people and organisations to choose investments, savings, pensions, mortgages and insurance products.
£25,000 Starter
to£90,000 Experienced
35 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends attending events or appointments
You can get into this job through:
You could start by doing a degree in:
Once you finish your course you could apply to join a financial services company or bank as a trainee adviser.
You'll usually need:
You could do a financial adviser higher apprenticeship or a financial services professional degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a financial services administrator or customer services adviser in a bank and work your way up.
To do this, you'll need to study for a level 4 qualification in financial advice recognised by the Financial Conduct Authority. These include:
you'll need to be registered as an 'approved person' by the Financial Conduct Authority
You can find more on working in financial services through The London Institute of Banking & Finance.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Your day-to-day tasks will include:
You could work in an office, from home, at a client's home or in a contact centre.
If you work for a large financial organisation, you could specialise in one area of work like retirement planning. You could also move into management, recruiting and training new staff.
With further specialised professional qualifications, you could become a director or partner in your firm.
Another option is to move into compliance work, making sure your company is following industry guidelines.
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