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Here’s what we featured on the Informed Choice Radio podcast in October 2018
Podcasting is making the headlines again this month, with the BBC launching a new app designed to woo younger listeners. […]
Julia Docker
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Shelley talking about inheritance tax planning
Informed Choice financial planning director Shelley McCarthy presented a seminar this morning on the subject of inheritance tax planning. We […]
Julia Docker
Oct 12, 20181 min read
A note from our investment committee
Part of our role as Financial Planners is to construct and manage investment portfolios designed to deliver on the objectives […]
Julia Docker
Oct 11, 20183 min read
Rowleys Centre for the Community
Rowleys Centre for the Community is a registered charity based here in Cranleigh. Last year I was invited to become […]
Julia Docker
Sep 28, 20182 min read
Informed Choice Petersfield office secured as expansion into Hampshire begins
It’s an exciting time for our business, with the decision to open a new Informed Choice Petersfield office next month. […]
Julia Docker
Sep 14, 20182 min read
Work experience offers financial planning insight
The past three days I had the privilege of a work experience placement at Informed Choice. As an A-Level student, […]
Julia Docker
Jul 25, 20182 min read
Working as a team to open lock gates
Navigating a narrowboat through a canal lock requires a great deal of team work. Heading downstream, you first need to […]
Julia Docker
May 12, 20182 min read
Knowle Park Trust
We’ve been pleased to call Cranleigh our home since the formation of Informed Choice in 1994. The place that claims […]
Julia Docker
Mar 31, 20182 min read
Highest exam scores in 2017!
We are delighted to announce that our Financial Planning Director, Shelley McCarthy, has received a prize for her exam scores […]
Julia Docker
Mar 19, 20181 min read
Client feedback to improve our services
Last week we hosted our first ‘client advisory board’ meeting, which took place over the road at Cranleigh Arts Centre. […]
Julia Docker
Feb 6, 20183 min read


Cranleigh Literary Festival 2018
Informed Choice is pleased to be headline sponsor for the Cranleigh Literary Festival again in 2018 at Cranleigh Arts Centre. […]
Julia Docker
Feb 4, 20183 min read
Our favourite investment scam
My presentation at our client advisory board meeting this week shared the story of our favourite investment scam; ‘favourite’ in […]
Julia Docker
Jan 31, 20183 min read
The lady who outlived her lawyer
During our client advisory board meeting this week, I shared the story of Jeanne Calment who lived in Southern France and died […]
Julia Docker
Jan 31, 20184 min read
Cranleigh Centenary Garden starts to take shape
Informed Choice is pleased to make a substantial donation to pay for tree planting in the new Cranleigh Centenary Garden. The […]
Julia Docker
Jan 29, 20182 min read
Our most popular blog posts in 2017
With the end of the year fast approaching, we’ve delved into the analytics for our website to see which blog […]
Julia Docker
Dec 23, 20171 min read
Finalist for Expert of the Year
We are delighted to share the news that our managing director Martin Bamford has been shortlisted for Expert of the […]
Julia Docker
Dec 6, 20171 min read
Job vacancy: Paraplanner in Cranleigh
Edit: This vacancy has now been filled. As our award-winning firm of Chartered Financial Planners continues to grow, we have […]
Julia Docker
Oct 17, 20172 min read
Aggressively masculine financial services
I was interested to read an article last week reporting that women find financial services ‘aggressively masculine’. This was according […]
Julia Docker
Oct 16, 20172 min read


Change, cookery and music
It’s been a week of change, cookery and music here at Informed Choice. On Monday we welcomed Amanda as a […]
Julia Docker
Oct 6, 20172 min read


An update from our investment committee
Part of our role as Financial Planners is to recommend the investment portfolios which deliver on the objectives agreed with […]
Julia Docker
Sep 29, 20173 min read
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