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:
INITIAL ADVICE AND PLANNING
FOCUSED FINANCIAL PLANNING
HOLISTIC FINANCIAL PLANNING
FAMILY FINANCIAL PLANNING
ONE-OFF FINANCIAL ADVICE
Estate planning
Financial planning advice for lawyers
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.
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.
Michael McManus
Financial planner
Michael McManus
Financial planner
London
Michael is a Chartered financial planner who joined Rathbones in 2018. He passionately believes in his work and takes huge satisfaction from bringing security and peace of mind to people that want to grow and protect their wealth.
He has almost 10 years’ industry experience, over which time he has helped clients at all stages of life plan positively for the future. This includes (but is not limited to) tax-efficient investing, pension and retirement planning and inheritance tax planning. Michael takes a thoughtful and hard-working approach, bolstered by strong technical knowledge and a desire to deliver the best results for his clients.
Michael is a Chartered financial planner who joined Rathbones in 2018. He passionately believes in his work and takes huge satisfaction from bringing security and peace of mind to people that want to grow and protect their wealth.
He has almost 10 years’ industry experience, over which time he has helped clients at all stages of life plan positively for the future. This includes (but is not limited to) tax-efficient investing, pension and retirement planning and inheritance tax planning. Michael takes a thoughtful and hard-working approach, bolstered by strong technical knowledge and a desire to deliver the best results for his clients.
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