Spreading knowledge, ideas and know-how that changes financial advice for the better

We help Financial Planning firms across the UK be the best they can be through our three pillars: Regulatory Compliance, Education and Learning, and Research and Insight.

Our goal is to improve financial planning, for everyone.

Our focus is on creating advice that works by combining experienced compliance support, sustainability expertise, practical training and behavioural insights.

Our Services

Behavioural Finance Courses!

Do you want to improve your understanding of how people make investment and other decisions?  Join us on one of our 1 or 2 day training courses and earn relevant CPD to help you in your role.

Find out more here!

Client Feedback

We have worked with some excellent professionals across the financial services community.  We are pleased to be able to share some of their feedback on our services with you.

    Alan recently provided an anti-money laundering training session for our team and it was well prepared, very comprehensive, fun and well presented.  Alan responded to a huge number of tricky questions from our team with ease, drawing on his wealth of experience.  Everyone particularly liked his use of local case studies to really get us all thinking in practical terms.  I would highly recommend Alan's training services!

    Melanie Harrison, Stewardship Wealth

    Unburdened Solutions have been supporting us (or you can say Stewardship Wealth) for the past 6 years, and Alan provided a light-hearted, but hard-hitting, training session for the team on Preventing Financial Crime recently. Compared to most regulatory training this was a much more relaxed and relevant session than I've experienced previously.  Great job, Alan.

    Simon Glazier, Stewardship Wealth

    Alan is a creative thinker but also someone who understands the need for structure and form. He brought value to every professional interaction I had with him, combining a great eye for detail with a healthy sense of humour and consummate professionalism. I would highly recommend Alan to any business looking for guidance in a regulatory and/or training & competence framework.

    Katherine Harvey, Head of Progress - Melo

    Since 2020, Alan has worked with me on various projects for Practical Financial Exams, including the role of Head of Assessment, and on the development of a new training course for a professional body. Alan is one of the most competent, knowledgeable, experienced financial planning professionals I've ever met, and working with him has been a joy from beginning to end. I cannot thank, nor recommend him enough. Someone I now consider a very close friend.

    Michaela Pashley, Financial Planner and Director of Practical Financial Exams

    Alan has a gift for translating the complicated into the straightforward. No fluff nor personal agenda; Alan always aims for what’s best for me and my clients.

    Max Leslie, Financial Advisor

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