Sara Guy

Sara Guy

Ellis Bates Financial Advisers (part of Shackleton)

Minimum savings/pensions: Over £100,000

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Based in Whitley-Bay
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Top Rated 2025
Verified since: July, 2022

4.6 out of 5

65 reviews


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  • FCA status: Certified by Firm

    Last checked: 19 March 2025

    Sara is fully authorised under the FCA's Senior Managers & Certification Regime. A regulated Senior Manager has confirmed Sara's status

  • 14

    Recent Client Reviews

    Verified reviews: 100%

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

  • Independent Financial Adviser

    Last checked: 24 January 2025

    An independent adviser can advise across a sufficiently diverse range of products to help meet a client’s objectives. They are in no way limited to products provided by companies they work for.

  • Qualifications Uploaded

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    Positive First Impressions

    100% of users who are not yet clients had a positive first experience with Sara

    100% of VouchedFor users have had a positive (4 or 5 star) first experience with Sara (based on 17 first impressions)

I have worked in the financial services industry since 2008. I started working as a Financial Planning Analyst in 2015, working with Advisers to identify suitable solutions to meet clients financial planning needs. From the experience and technical knowledge gained through working as an Analyst, I progressed to becoming a Financial Planner. I have a degree in Business & Management and the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning with the Chartered Insurance Institute. I am a member of the Personal Finance Society and the Society of Mortgage Professionals. My approach is to help you plan your future. My role initially is to get to know your story. Where you are now, how you got here and where you want to be. Your life goals are at the heart of what I do. The next step is looking at the resources you have to be able to achieve your goals. This is where cashflow planning comes in. I use sophisticated cashflow modelling software to help you develop lifetime financial plans and to bring your financial future to life, allowing us to add timeline events to see whether you are on track to meet your aims (for example retiring early, treating your family to a holiday, purchasing your first home). The third and final phase is to look at solutions to help you get to where you want to be, whether that is calculating how much additional funding/saving you may need to do, adjusting your life goals or looking at tax efficient solutions that would help save you money over the longer term. I enjoy my job because I help people achieve their lifestyle plans and add value to the lives of individuals, families and businesses. I provide professional advice in the following areas: • Pensions • Retirement planning • Investments and socially responsible investing • Financial services for Corporations and Businesses • Tax planning • Insurance and Protection • Inheritance Tax planning • Wealth Management I offer you expert financial solutions and services from saving up for your first home to protecting your family’s inheritance in later life – and everything in between. Outside of work I enjoy the outdoors, keeping fit by running and going to a local bootcamp. I enjoy spending time with family and travelling.

£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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