Career as an IFA
Unbiased.co.uk receives regular requests for information about how to start a career as a financial adviser, particularly an independent financial adviser. We have therefore compiled the guide below to detail the steps involved in becoming an IFA.
- Growing demand for financial advice
- Types of financial advisers
- What is an IFA?
- What does an IFA do?
- What skills are required to be a good IFA?
- Where can experience be gained to provide a good grounding in financial services?
- Examinations
- What can an IFA expect to earn?
- First steps
- Summary of what you can do to become an IFA
- IFAs explain how they entered the profession and why
find an ifa
Confidentially search for details of independent financial advisers close to where you live or work, from around 8,000 locations UK-wide.