Unbiased.co.uk announces 2008 Media IFA of the Year
Journalists have voted Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown and Peter McGahan, Worldwide Financial Planning Unbiased.co.uk’s top Media IFAs of 2008
Voting has been conducted by journalists via Unbiased.co.uk’s Blue Book online
Thriving demand for independent financial advice commentary during the recession increases the need for Unbiased.co.uk media services in 2009
Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, is delighted to announce that Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown and Peter McGahan, Worldwide Financial Planning have been voted as joint winners of Unbiased.co.uk media services IFA of the year, 2008. Tom and Peter have constantly met the demands of journalist’s requests, often at short notice, and through their media work have continued to help promote IFAs as leading providers of expert financial advice.
Unbiased.co.uk media services is now in its 12th year, and continues to put journalists in touch with IFAs who can provide expert commentary on a range of financial topics. It enables journalists to always present the best financial advice proposition to their readers, listeners and viewers, and resulted in over 5,000 press articles mentioning Unbiased.co.uk media services IFAs in the past 12 months.
David Elms, chief executive of Unbiased.co.uk commented, “We are delighted to announce Tom McPhail and Peter McGahan as our joint Media IFAs of the year for 2008. They are dedicated to constantly providing comment and case studies for journalists, and have helped to raise awareness of the IFA brand as the leading financial advice proposition across all forms of media. Over the past year, turbulent markets have meant the need for independent financial advice commentary has increased. This is reflected by Unbiased.co.uk’s Blue Book online receiving over 26,000 online enquiries from journalists wanting to speak to a Media IFA. There are currently 222 Media IFAs listed in Unbiased.co.uk’s Blue Book, ready to deal with journalist enquiries.”
This year’s Media IFA of the year was chosen directly by journalists themselves, via Unbiased.co.uk’s Blue Book online. Journalists who register on the Blue Book can create their own personal list of favourite Media IFAs and Tom and Peter were voted joint Media IFA of the year having been added to the most journalist favourites lists on Blue Book online.
Journalists needing to speak to IFAs for their articles or to find case studies can log on at www.unbiased.co.uk/bluebook to find media-friendly IFAs who specalise in a range of financial topics.
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Notes to Editors
Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website
Unbiased.co.uk is the free and confidential UK-wide search service matching consumers with the most appropriate local professional advisers for their needs. In 2008, Unbiased.co.uk fulfilled over half a million searches for local, professional advice.
The portal currently houses three professional advice searches: ‘find an IFA’, ‘find a mortgage adviser’, and ‘find a solicitor’, and is inviting accountants to sign up for its ‘find an accountant’ service. These searches enable consumers to find relevant professional advisers by postcode, area of specialism and payment method, amongst other options.
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