Wealth Management Services
Experienced, qualified advisers providing sound advice, managing your risk and structuring your investments.
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Wealth management expertise
Financial Advice You Can Trust.
Ballards FS Ltd look to offer a trusted and transparent approach to financial planning. During our initial discovery meeting, we look to learn about your aspirations and to understand how we might be able to assist you with achieving your goals. Whether you are looking to save for retirement, invest the wealth you have built up or provide financial security for your family members, we will work with you to understand your goals and help bring these to fruition.
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Looking after your future
If any of these situations apply, feel free to contact us for an initial conversation
- You are approaching retirement and want to consider your options such as income drawdown or annuity purchase.
- You are dissatisfied with your pension and looking for clear and effective pension planning, perhaps with pension consolidation in mind.
- You are a business owner and looking to maximise tax efficiency with the use of pension contributions.
- You want to understand how Self Invested Pensions (SIPP / SASS) could help you achieve your goals.
- You have personal wealth that you wish to consider for investment, either for income, and/or long term growth.
- You are looking to protect your family in the event of illness or the worst-case scenario.
- You are looking to protect your wealth from the potential of Inheritance Tax.
For more information about our Wealth Management services please get in touch.
Kind words
Having worked with many accountants, Ballards LLP are very good, I get a personal service, and honest advice with no jargon. I particularly appreciate their pre-planning meetings which minimises the GP's time, their support is invaluable and I have on many occasions recommended them.
Practice Manager6 Partner GP Surgery Birmingham
Ballards LLP really understands the farming business, they speak my language and they know what's going on in the sector. Their advice on diversifying has been great for me. With Ballards LLP, I don't have to worry about the everyday financial compliance and I can concentrate on, with their assistance, growing the farm and pushing forward with my plans.
Owner Large West Midlands based cattle farm
Ballards LLP have really looked after our business, it was with their help that we acquired the funding to develop our business, and with their ongoing support we keep track of the business financially so we know where we're going.
Managing DirectorFamily owned nautical retailer
We have had a very long association with Ballards LLP who have provided our accounting services to us for over 15 years. It has been very reassuring to have such a professional organisation advising with our accounting and development requirements. I really can't recommend Ballards LLP highly enough.
Managing DirectorWorcestershire based Automotive Dealership
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