Financial Advisor

Financial advisers help their clients choose the financial products and services that best meet their current and future needs. As a financial adviser, you could advise your clients on the right investments, savings, pensions, mortgages or insurance products.

To succeed in this role, you need to be able to explain complex information clearly and simply. If you are interested in finance and you want to help people to get the best out of their money, this could be an ideal job for you.

You can become a financial adviser by taking a qualification in financial planning that is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). You will usually take this qualification through your employer. It will help if you have GCSEs in English and maths, and some relevant work experience in customer service, sales or finance.