We are a family owned and managed firm of Chartered Financial Planners, established in 1994 by Nick and Andrea Bamford.

Nick Bamford is a Chartered Financial Planner who has spent his entire working life in financial services. He was the previous chairman of the Society of Financial Advisers.

Informed Choice is one of only three IFA firms in the UK to hold the Gold Standard for Independent Financial Advice. This is the toughest award in retail financial services.

We offer a friendly and professional advisory service. Our clients come from many different walks of life and typically have investable assets (including pension funds) between £200,000 and £1m. As a professional firm we charge fees for the advice, implementation and review of the solutions we provide.

Informed Choice is a firm of Chartered Financial Planners which means we have satisfied rigorous criteria relating to professional qualifications and ethical good practice.

I'm a 29 year old Chartered Financial Planner and Certified Financial Planner who writes books on the usually dull topic of personal finance.

I wrote my first book, The Money Tree, back in 2006. The following year I wrote Brilliant Investing and How to Retire 10 Years Early. Book number four is in production and due for publication in 2009.

Two of my first three books became WHSmith Business Book of the Month and my books are being translated into six different languages.

As a result of my media profile and (sometimes outspoken) commentary in the trade press, I have been named as one of the top 50 most influential financial advisers in Britain for three years running.