

Gareth's reviews
Reviewed for
Insurance and Protection ( 5 )
Mortgages ( 1 )
Pensions ( 35 )
Equity Release ( 2 )
Retirement income (annuities, drawdown) ( 7 )
Investments and Savings ( 20 )
Pension Transfers - Non Specialist ( 3 )
Reviewers' assets
£500k+ ( 3 )
£200k - £500k ( 10 )
£100k - £200k ( 3 )
Up to £50k ( 8 )
£50k - 100k ( 8 )
First impression
by a VouchedFor user
9 years ago
Overall
Please provide a brief comment about your experience with Gareth
Knowledgable about my requirements , explained very clearly what my options were. Will definitely continue to use Gareth.
Review
by a verified client in null
9 years ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
I needed tailored advice on taking equity release in unusual circumstances.
How has Gareth Reynolds helped you?
Gareth listened and set out various options and alternatives, clearly explaining the advantages and possible disadvantages, enabling me to make a well-informed choice.
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Pending, but I have every confidence.
What could they have done better?
Nothing really. Gareth's initial contact was prompt, as have been all his emails during the process.
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by a verified client in Staffordshire
9 years ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
I needed an IFA to help in pre-retirement planning. I am planning to retire in the next 5 years and have complicated pension arrangements from several employers and funds with enormous variation in peformance. I needed to understand my situation fully and plan for retirement with confidence.
How has Gareth Reynolds helped you?
Gareth was very friendly and easy to understand from the outset. He clearly explained where i was now, what he could do for me, and what his fees were for the work he would undertake. I decided to engage him to 1)Fully research my various pension funds, and understand why they perform differently. 2)Advise on the pros and cons of consolidating some funds and leaving others alone. 3) Prepare a cash flow for me and my wife to plan my retirement options based on my risk preferences and income needs. He has explained everything clearly to me at each stage.
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Gareth prepared a very comprehensive report with various options for my complex arrangements, pros and cons of different scenarios, recommendations and reasons for them, and cash flow for different scenarios. I have decided to follow all his recommendations now, and will be engaging his services again upon retirement.
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by a verified client in West Midlands
9 years ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
To pay off my Mortgage pay off debts as well.
How has Gareth Reynolds helped you?
Good advice all the way through the process by Gareth and his team very professional at ease all the time made sure I was happy with all the information given to me and that I understood everything I was being advised on.
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Very happy with the outcome very professional team kept informed what was going on right from start to finish excellent I will tell all my family and friends to use Gareth and his team if they need any help like I did.
What could they have done better?
I could find no faults at all like I said spot on professional from start to finish Gareth I have asked to keep an I on my finances in the future that's my trust in this team I can't recommend them any better than that thank you for your help now and in the future mw
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by a verified client in West Midlands
9 years ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
We wanted advice to see if we could take early retierment.
How has Gareth Reynolds helped you?
He looked at all our pensions and gave us different opsions to concider, he explaned everythink in detail and in a way we could understand. Gareth took his time to get to know us and our expectations for retiement.
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Most definetley, the recomendations we recieved met our needs, as a result we have been able to take early retirement,.
What could they have done better?
we have no concerns and feel our expectations have been met.