Case Studies
George was a supermarket manager who contacted us because he had just bought his first house and he wanted to put protection in place to cover his mortgage liability in the event that he passed away or became critically ill over the term of the mortgage. He wanted to make sure the mortgage liability would not pass on to his partner, with whom he had just had a baby boy.
In our initial meeting we discussed George’s protection goals, available surplus capital amount and his attitude towards protection risk. We also worked through a fact find with him so we had a thorough understanding of his financial circumstances.
George’s main priority was to make sure his family were protected against the outstanding mortgage liability at any point during the term of the mortgage, also he didn’t want his insurance premiums to increase over time. We formulated a proposal for George which focused on him taking out a level premium term life and critical illness protection policy with a sum assured which would decrease in value in line with the decreasing amount of his mortgage over time. This policy will pay a lump sum if George dies or becomes critically ill and the value of the lump sum payment will be approximately the value of his outstanding mortgage at that time. The premiums George would have to pay will remain the same throughout the term of the policy. In addition, the term of the policy chosen matched the term of George’s mortgage.
We presented our proposal to George in a detailed report. In the report we included information on the suitability and benefits of our proposed approach, information on the conditions which were covered by the proposal and most importantly a detailed breakdown of all the costs involved in implementing our proposal.
George chose to proceed with our advice and as such we dealt with all the administration on his behalf.
Iain Mackay has supported me over a number of years leading to my retirement this year. I have found his advice and help to be invaluable both in terms of investment decisions and guiding me the complexities of pension rules and regulations.
We found Douglas to be very professional and knowledgeable. The advice he gave us was clear and easy to understand. He took time to find out our financial goals and the amount of risk we are willing to take, when investing money. Douglas was approachable, he made us feel at ease and he was happy to answer any of our questions. As were the whole team at Cedarwood.
We have been very happy with the service we have received from Cedarwood Wealth Management Ltd. We have always had clear and proactive advice in a timely manner. The staff are very friendly and helpful and respond to any points raised by us and are always available to talk through any issues which we may have. “First class service”
I have been a client of Paul Burns’ for a few years now, having had Paul recommended to me by a friend. From the outset Paul and the team at Cedarwood Wealth Management Ltd have been very responsive, extremely professional and kept me updated at all times. When things need to happen quickly they invariably do and in a very efficient manner. I have in turn recommended Paul and Cedarwood to friends and contacts who have similarly been impressed.
As I approached retirement, I realised the need for professional advice to understand whether my plans were sound and sustainable. I was fortunate to meet Paul Burns at Cedarwood Wealth Management Ltd and the outcome from this put my plans into perspective, helped formulate a strategy which I now have in place. The Cedarwood Wealth Management Ltd team’s clear appreciation of my plans and helping me to refine and guiding implementation of these have proved to be of great value and given me that reassurance that we all seek in an uncertain future.
Having met Douglas some 10 years ago in his professional capacity, he has continued to be the family’s adviser. He has become a good friend in the process, and is always ready to assist.
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