I entered the industry with the aim of developing my skills to a point where I could have a positive impact on people’s lives, so it’s been really satisfying to reap the benefits of that over the past year or so.
If you have the right support structure there are lots of opportunities to learn and develop both your technical and soft skills in this profession.
Financial advisers can come from anywhere. I’m an ex-teacher, while one of my fellow financial advisers at Lumin is a former professional rugby player.
Another had a career in the RAF before moving into the sector.
I think that as long as opportunities like the Lumin Academy pathway are available then the industry will be able to attract hard-working and talented younger advisers.
Ben Mitson is a trainee at Lumin Wealth
