Financial planning - THINKING AHEAD. WITH CLEAR FOCUS.
We've spent years thinking ahead, to help our clients live the future they want. We’ll use our expertise to help you do the same.
Financial Planning at Rathbones
It’s reassuring to have a clear plan for the future of your finances. Working one-to-one with our financial planners, you’ll have access to their advice, and their ability to plan ahead to help you achieve your goals.
They’ll aim to ensure you’re better placed to manage financial situations you may not have anticipated.
We will start by getting to know you and your current and long-term needs as well as any personal goals. Using this information, we will work with you to create clear and precise financial objectives to work towards, aiming to reduce complexity and help you focus on what matters to you. Because the best financial plans are always built around individual goals.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU WITH YOUR FINANCIAL PLANNING ?
We have three ongoing advisory services and as part of our initial advice and planning we will confirm which, if any, is most suitable for you. Our ongoing advisory services are designed to reflect your individual financial planning needs and the type of advice required:
Estate planning
Financial planning advice for lawyers
INITIAL ADVICE AND PLANNING
FOCUSED FINANCIAL PLANNING
HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING
FAMILY FINANCIAL PLANNING
ONE-OFF FINANCIAL ADVICE
Your financial planning team
You will be looked after by a small team that knows you and your personal situation. Your financial planner will be your key contact. You will be supported by members of the team and they will often attend meetings. The team also has access to a range of in-house experts, researchers and analysts who they can call upon when needed or to at-tend meetings when required.
Matt Wood
Senior financial planner
Matt Wood
Senior financial planner
Following completion of his BSc in Economics at the LSE and a successful Summer internship at Saunderson House (SHL), Matt joined permanently in 2014 as part of the graduate trainee programme and is now a part of Rathbones Financial Planning following the acquisition of SHL in October 2021. Matt has completed the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning, and was subsequently awarded Chartered status in 2018.
Matt enjoys working with an incredibly wide variety of clients from different professions and backgrounds. He particularly enjoys building personal relationships with clients and their families as they navigate changes in life stage and circumstances.
Matt is married to Naomi and they have a very young daughter. They are actively involved with their church and enjoy going for long walks.
Following completion of his BSc in Economics at the LSE and a successful Summer internship at Saunderson House (SHL), Matt joined permanently in 2014 as part of the graduate trainee programme and is now a part of Rathbones Financial Planning following the acquisition of SHL in October 2021. Matt has completed the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning, and was subsequently awarded Chartered status in 2018.
Matt enjoys working with an incredibly wide variety of clients from different professions and backgrounds. He particularly enjoys building personal relationships with clients and their families as they navigate changes in life stage and circumstances.
Matt is married to Naomi and they have a very young daughter. They are actively involved with their church and enjoy going for long walks.
Matthew Smith
Financial planner
Matthew Smith
Financial planner
London
Matt is a Chartered Financial Planner with a First-class degree in Economics and Finance. He passionately believes in the value of providing clients with tailored holistic financial planning and working with clients to help them to make informed decisions and achieve their lifetime objectives. He advises clients on a broad range of areas including tax efficient investment structuring, pension and retirement planning, and succession and estate planning. Outside of work, Matt is a keen American Football player for as long as his body allows and enjoys watching NBA and NFL games when they are on at a reasonable time of the day.
Matt is a Chartered Financial Planner with a First-class degree in Economics and Finance. He passionately believes in the value of providing clients with tailored holistic financial planning and working with clients to help them to make informed decisions and achieve their lifetime objectives. He advises clients on a broad range of areas including tax efficient investment structuring, pension and retirement planning, and succession and estate planning. Outside of work, Matt is a keen American Football player for as long as his body allows and enjoys watching NBA and NFL games when they are on at a reasonable time of the day.
Max Folland
Financial planning director
Max Folland
Financial planning director
London
Max joined the firm in September 2008. An experienced Chartered Financial Planner, Max is passionate about helping clients achieve their financial and personal objectives. This can range from tax-efficiently building a portfolio for retirement, to suitably provisioning for children’s education or analysing the affordability of lifetime gifts via a measured estate planning strategy. The majority of Max’s clients are time poor and he aims to provide the peace of mind that their financial planning needs are under control and being taken care of. He mainly looks after clients at Deloitte, EY, Simmons & Simmons, other leading London based firms as well as entrepreneurs and those who have reached retirement. In his spare time, Max’s main focus is his wife and two children. He also enjoys playing golf, travelling and coaching football for children.
Max joined the firm in September 2008. An experienced Chartered Financial Planner, Max is passionate about helping clients achieve their financial and personal objectives. This can range from tax-efficiently building a portfolio for retirement, to suitably provisioning for children’s education or analysing the affordability of lifetime gifts via a measured estate planning strategy. The majority of Max’s clients are time poor and he aims to provide the peace of mind that their financial planning needs are under control and being taken care of. He mainly looks after clients at Deloitte, EY, Simmons & Simmons, other leading London based firms as well as entrepreneurs and those who have reached retirement. In his spare time, Max’s main focus is his wife and two children. He also enjoys playing golf, travelling and coaching football for children.
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