Gary Barnes

Gary Barnes

Lifeplan Financial Management Ltd

Minimum savings/pensions: Over £100,000

0330 038 8940
Based in Hexham
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Top Rated 2025
Verified since: September, 2018

4.8 out of 5

115 reviews


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  • FCA Regulated

    Last checked: 04 April 2025

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  • 14

    Recent Client Reviews

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    Gary has received 14 client reviews in the past 12 months; 100% of these have been verified

  • Independent Financial Adviser

    Last checked: 09 October 2024

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After working in financial services for over 30 years, I am now a Chartered Financial Planner, a Certified Financial Planner and a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Very few financial professions hold all three esteemed accreditations. My expertise lies in helping people to prepare financially in order to enjoy the aspiration-driven retirement they deserve. I believe the best financial advice comes from a full understanding of your personal situation; not from a list of financial products you or anyone else thinks you might need. It comes from a strategy that has your best interests, goals and ambitions at its heart. It comes from a Lifeplan. Over the years, I have become a specialist in helping people at every stage of the retirement process: • Approaching retirement: I’ll ensure you can retire with the income you need to achieve your goals. • At retirement: I’ll create a bespoke financial plan that will give you the confidence to retire worry-free. • In retirement: I’ll ensure you are making the most of your retirement income, in a way that is secure, structured and sustainable. • Wills & trusts: I’ll create a strategy that will ensure your assets will be distributed according to your wishes. There are many things that make Lifeplan stand out from the crowd. • We are Chartered. Chartered status positions our firm amongst the UK’s leading practices. You can therefore rest assured that your finances are being looked after by accredited, knowledgeable professionals. • We are Financial Planners. We believe in proper financial planning, driven purely by your goals. • We are independent. We have no contractual relationships driving our planning process. Instead, we only ever recommend the financial solutions that will best allow you to achieve your goals. If you would like to understand more about how financial planning can help solve your current financial concerns, as well as improve your future, please get in touch. I’d be delighted to hear from you.

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£430,000 Consumer Protection

Your money is protected against bad advice by the Financial Ombudsman Service up to a maximum limit of £430k and by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if the company goes out of business (in which case, limits may vary - see the FSCS website for more details).

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