• Advised clients are less financially stressed than self-directed investors.

  • Advised investors are roughly half as likely (14%) as self-directed ones (27%) to experience high levels of financial stress.

  • Advice delivers emotional value to clients through more peace of mind. 86% of advised clients report having greater peace of mind when thinking about
    their finances, compared with managing them on their own.

  • Advice saves clients time. 76% of advised clients say advice saves them time.

  • Advice saves employers time through employees’ reduced financial stress.

The emotional and time value of advice

Our latest study explores the perceived emotional and time value of advisory services through a survey of advised and non-advised investors.

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