Invest Southwest
15th July 2019
Multi award winning, we offer the best solutions from the entire market.
We can advise you on
-
Pensions & retirement
- Annuity purchase
- Auto enrolment
- Pension consolidation
- Pension drawdown
- Pensions review
- Pensions transfer
-
Mortgages
- Buy to let
- Buying commercial property
- Buying first home
- Equity release
- Flexible mortgages
- High loan to value
- Next home / Remortgaging
- Right to buy
- Self-employed mortgages
-
Financial planning
- Wealth management
-
Investments
- Ethical investments
- ISAs
- Investing for income
- Investment trusts
- OEICs
- Socially responsible investments
-
Savings
- Lump sum
- Regular savings
-
Insurance & protection
- Accident & sickness
- Critical illness
- Healthcare
- Income protection insurance
- Life insurance
-
Tax & trust planning
- Capital gains tax
- Estate planning
- Income tax
-
Business
- Commercial mortgages
- Employee benefits
- Group pensions
- Group protection
-
Long Term Care
- Long term care
Meet our advisers
Paul Booker
Independent Financial Adviser
Qualifications & Accreditations
Regulated Diploma in Financial Planning (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK Financial services, regulation and ethics, investment principles and risk, personal taxation, pensions and retirement planning, financial protection and financial planning practice.
CF2 - Investment and Risk (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the risks involved.
CeMAP - Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (LIBF)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
R06 - Financial Planning Practice (CII)
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
R01 - Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
R02 - Investment Principles (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R03 - Personal Taxation (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK taxation system, and the ability to analyse the taxation treatment of individuals and trusts during the investment advice process.
CF4 - Retirement Planning (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the various pension products, the pension tax regime and retirement needs.
CF3 - Financial Protection (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of financial protection plans.
Paul Gold DipPFS CeMAP
Independent Financial Adviser
Qualifications & Accreditations
CF6 - Certificate in Mortgage Advice (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
CF4 - Retirement Planning (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the various pension products, the pension tax regime and retirement needs.
CF3 - Financial Protection (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of financial protection plans.
R06 - Financial Planning Practice (CII)
This qualification helps advisers develop and demonstrate their financial planning capabilities.
R02 - Investment Principles (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R01 - Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry, including regulation, legislation and the Code of Ethics.
CeMAP - Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (LIBF)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
Dip PFS - Personal Finance Society Diploma (PFS)
To achieve DipPFS individuals must achieve 140 credits. At least 80 credits must be at Diploma or AFPC level.
David Penny
Managing Director
Qualifications & Accreditations
CF2 - Investment and Risk (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the risks involved.
CertPFS (DM) - Certificate Personal Finance Society (PFS)
To achieve the CertPFS (DM) and individual needs to pass 2 diploma units in Regulation and ethics and Discretionary Investment Management
CF9 - Pensions Simplification (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the Government’s simplified pension taxation regime which came into full effect on 6 April 2006 (A-Day). Eight tax regimes for pensions were reduced to one, radically affecting planning and transactions.
CeMAP - Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (LIBF)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of the UK regulation environment in the financial services industry, mortgage products, repayment options and the giving of mortgage advice.
ER1 - Equity Release (CII)
This examination assesses a knowledge and understanding of the different types of equity release products, risks to the consumer associated with equity release and application of suitable equity release solutions according to the circumstances of different customers.
R02 - Investment Principles (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of investment products and the application of the investment advice process.
R04 - Pensions and Retirement Planning (CII)
This qualification assesses a knowledge and understanding of an ability to analyse pension and retirement planning issues.
H15 - Supervision and Sales (CII)
This examination assessed specialist supervisory knowledge and skills in the regulatory environment.
What our clients say
After a few years absence from the guidance and support of a Company, I decided it may be important for me to enquire about my situation again. In the months since, I am delighted to have made a decision which has been enforced by the excellent personal service that I know is there to act in my own best interests. This reassuringly is combined with the whole ethos of the Company.
The knowledgeable and friendly approach is what I find so attractive and helpful in everyone at Invest Southwest. They deserve to flourish.
A very professional service. I was given helpful, clear and sound financial advice. I was kept in touch throughout the service, and it was just like dealing with friends.
Where to find us
Invest Southwest, 12 Hammet Street, Somerset, Taunton, TA1 1RZ
Make an enquiryAbout us
We are a multi award winning, established and experienced team of Independent Financial Advisers with 3 advisers based at our head office in Taunton and a further 15 based across the South West.
Fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, reference number 469547, we offer the best solutions from the entire market to suit your personal, family and business needs.
Getting to know you is key to helping you achieve your goals. This is why we are committed to assigning you your own dedicated adviser with a view to providing Advice...For Life.
Our services
Our initial consultation is free of charge however long it takes and for your reassurance, we will never levy a charge unless we can demonstrate that we can benefit you in doing so.
Highly qualified and experienced advisers, we offer the best solutions from the entire market. Our aim is to advise, not sell and if the best advice is "do nothing", this is what we will advise.
We offer one dedicated personal adviser permanently to forge a lifelong relationship, looing at your whole life situation, not just one area in isolation.
Similar advisers near you
30+ year's experience of providing expert financial advice; professional, friendly, understandable, reliable and knowledgeable. Service levels second to none.
Within everything we do the customer comes first and we pride ourselves on making a difference to someone's life.
We take care in identifying the customers overall requirements and pride ourselves on building long term relationships.
Whilst financial analysis and management can be complex (it's the bit you pay us for), the communication should not be.
Legal information
While unbiased.co.uk endeavours to verify the information provided as thoroughly as possible,
it is your responsibility to ensure the adviser you choose is appropriate and regulated
for the business you are transacting.
Any decision to transact business is made by you on the basis of your own enquiries.
To check that an adviser is regulated, you can contact the relevant regulatory or professional body.
Access to and use of this online IFA directory is subject to unbiased.co.uk website terms and conditions and privacy policy.
