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We take care of your financial planning, leaving you free to live your life

There are many reasons why people seek our help with their financial planning. A principle reason concerns retirement planning, where individuals may have built up pensions savings over the years and are now starting to think about their options for retirement. Their most obvious concern would be whether they have enough savings to retire, but they may also be thinking about tax efficiency, investment risk, cost and their overall investment approach. It is never too early to start planning for retirement.

Advice about investments is also a key area where we help our clients. This includes preserving and growing wealth and can also encompass investing for a specific future goal, like the holiday of a lifetime, and structuring investments so they can be passed on to future generations in a tax efficient manner.

We advise our clients on all aspects of their financial affairs, putting in place a holistic financial plan to meet their future financial goals. In addition to tax-efficient retirement, estate and investment planning, it can also cover life insurance protection and care fees planning, which we know is a growing concern amongst many of our clients.

And our experience tells us that an often under-rated aspect of financial planning is ongoing reviews. Things do not stay the same for ever. Your individual circumstances change over time (new job, retirement, moving home or more grandchildren??) and your financial plans need to be reviewed and, if necessary, updated to ensure they continue to meet your needs.

You are unique

You have your own circumstances, preferences and objectives, and our job is to understand all of those factors and put in place a bespoke financial plan to help you get from where you are now to where you want to be in the future. It can’t be denied that financial planning can be complex and ever changing, which is why we communicate with our clients in a clear and concise manner and are on hand for regular reviews and ad hoc questions as they arise.

Sometimes, as individuals, from time-to-time we naturally have questions or worries about different aspects of our lives. Many of our clients have told us that they really value the ability to get in touch with us to talk about their financial affairs. We have broad experience of financial matters and are pleased to offer this peace of mind.

We help companies too

We help companies with their financial planning arrangements too.

A good example of this is Business Protection, where we can advise on a range of solutions to help protect the 'human risks' in a business. This helps the principals of a business protect the interests of the business and their family, should they die or suffer a critical illness. It can include:

  • Shareholder Protection
  • Partnership Protection
  • Key Person Cover
  • Tax Efficient Relevant Life Plans
  • Executive Income Protection

Don’t just take our word for it

I’m delighted with the professional approach you have taken since we started working with you and for demonstrating such a clear understanding of my current situation and expectations over the coming months. I’m very grateful for the informative and sympathetic suggestions regarding my brothers difficult situation at this time along with…

Glenn Kemmery

I would like to put in on record that right from the outset of exploring whether it was possible for myself to retire, Jamie has clearly explained each step of the way. What would be the most appropriate route to follow and exactly how the process works. This gave me tremendous…

Mark Greer

It has been a very positive experience changing to Bailey Cook and in particular talking through financial matters with Jamie. Great care has been taken to make sure my wishes are respected and I always feel I can ask about any aspect of the investments and you take much…

Jill Addison

Jamie has been really great at helping us to make sense of our investment and retirement plans by capturing all the various elements and converting this into a flexible cashflow that can be pushed and pulled as circumstances change. He has really taken the time to get to know…

Hedley Jones

Since joining Bailey Cook, we have been very happy with the service. Jamie has been thoroughly professional and knowledgeable giving us the confidence to follow his advice with our pension investments. Whenever we have a question, he deals with them quickly and concisely. Overall, we are very happy.

Karen and Adrian

I would have no hesitation in recommending Jamie and his associates to anyone in need of financial planning. He is very approachable and yet professional in his advice, taking care to fully explain his proposals and leave me confident that my investments are in capable hands and performing well. Any…

David Parker

As a recent divorcee, completely ignorant of current financial tools and markets, Jamie, over several meetings, listened to my requirements, explained with patience and clarity the options best suiting my profile and set the whole thing up for me. The online platform showing current account status, is easy to use. Jamie…

Rosemary Joynson

We are delighted with the service we have received from Bailey Cook, particularly our relationship with Jamie Little. From our initial tentative enquiry several years ago, to setting up pre-retirement, there has been no pressure whatsoever. Pensions are a minefield; it was important that we felt complete trust, with so much…

Terri and Phil Hayes-Pugh