how do i go about finding a good independant financial advisor?

I know one Nobby. Give me a call.

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http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/protect/best-financial-advisers
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/how-to-pay-for-financial-advice

Don't use one. Buy a decent paper, read and digest the personal finance stuff for a few months and then make your own decisions. Why pay?

Ask the betfair chit chat forum.

make your own decisions you can only blame yourself if it goes wrong, as for using a ifa not many are independant and they are in business to make money out of you

Lower than estate agents in my book. Avoid.

http://www.unbiased.co.uk/contact-us/

nobbybarnesranoverthewrongtrip, Unless someone can refer you to one that they have personal experience of then expect them to be interested in selling you product/s that make them loads of dosh. I know dozens of A's and a few IFa's, would not trust them as far as I could spit. the job seems to attract plenty of sharks.

Really, they just make money out of you, and, because they follow the herd, their advice usually loses you money. Get a parrot to sh£t on the financial pages and buy whatever it falls on. This method has a better track record than IFAs. Or you could spend it all on ho's, drink and gambling and then join the destitute human detritus on chit chat full-time.

Try your local branch of Nationwide - you dont have to be a customer - I am well satisfied with the ongoing service I've been given.

try asking a load of random nutters you have never met on a betting forum