Should Ed become a financial adviser?

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Let me introduce you to my cousin Ed. He is a lovely fellow in his early twenties who is soon to come out of a good university with a good degree - a bright boy who sadly follows Chelsea FC.

This weakness on football-related matters has caused a rift within the family – some of whom are now reluctant to offer him sensible advice as they are all fervent Spurs fans. So, it falls to me to have the full and frank conversations about his future, the world of business and what the hell he might do with his life. Imagine my surprise then when he told me he would like to be an IFA. I have been myself asking a similar question for some time – not whether I would like to become an IFA, but rather whether any sensible early twenty-something would regard being an adviser as a smart move...