eightfourtwo is an agile and modern wealth management company.
Mike has joined us as a Relationship Manager and will take advantage of our sponsored training and qualification benefits to further his knowledge and career. Mike’s calmness and comedic genius has already had a positive impact on the office.
Izzy has joined us as an experienced administrator. Having searched for months to find the right addition to our team, Izzy’s bubbly personality and experience means she has fitted in perfectly. We are looking forward to helping her grow into a Relationship Manager role in the future.
It’s beginning to look a lot like it’s time to write your Out Of Office email.
Wishing all our members, staff, associates and friends a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.
Thank you all for 2022 and we look forward to seeing you on the other side.
15/12/2022
ChatGPT is a dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural language and generating detailed human-like written text.
It can write essays, songs, poems, computer code and could even replace humans for customer support.
We put it to the test and asked it to write a piece about Wealth Management and the role of Succession Planning, with some pretty impressive results.
But we won’t be using it to replace any of our humans quite yet.
This is the piece ChatGPT wrote:
Wealth management is the process of managing and preserving a person’s wealth. It involves taking a holistic approach to managing a person’s finances, including investments, taxes, estate planning and other financial matters. Wealth management also includes succession planning, which is a strategy for ensuring that a person’s wealth is passed on to their heirs in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Succession planning is an important part of wealth management because it helps to ensure that a person’s wealth is passed on to the next generation in a way that is both tax-efficient and consistent with the person’s wishes. It also helps to ensure that the wealth is managed in a way that is consistent with the person’s values and goals. Succession planning involves creating a plan for how the wealth should be distributed among heirs, and for how it should be managed and invested.
08/12/2022
The tree has just gone up🎄, the Spotify playlist is on 🎶 , everyone’s discussing what to wear 👞 👠 at our lunch tomorrow and even the plants have got baubles on them – it must be Christmas🎅.
Massive thanks to Tilly Stephenson for decorating the office and getting everyone in the festive mood 🎁
Our wonderful Practice Manager Amber Blastock has just completed the MHFA England 2 day First Aid Course which was facilitated by the equally wonderful Suzie Shaw at Citrine Wellness.
Speaking about the importance of mental health in the workplace, Amber said:
"We live in a world where there is so much pressure, we can forget to look up and check in.
I wanted to gain the knowledge on how to spot the signs and how best to help and support my friends and colleagues.
I have a genuine interest in people and value their emotions so I believe that if we nurture our people, then our business will flourish."
Legend has it that the Beatles song ‘The Long and Winding Road’ was inspired by the meandering Highland route that led to Paul McCartney’s Scottish home – the B842.
The title perfectly sums up our distinctive approach to wealth management - long and rewarding journeys, each one with different twists and turns.
Our own journey started when we set up ten years ago, and to celebrate that landmark we hosted a party to thank all our valued members, associates and friends who have travelled with us so far.
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at The Ned London to help make it such a special evening.
We’re looking forward to continuing our journey with you all for the next ten years, and beyond.
We hope Bonfire Night brings you warmth, light, and sparkle on these dark autumn nights
Boo from all the crew at eightfourtwo, witching you all a happy Halloween
We’ve been looking for our first Practice Manager for some time and it was obvious we had found the perfect person within minutes of meeting Amber Blastock. As her role will span finance, operations, and human resources she’ll certainly be kept busy, and she’s already helping both our business and our people flourish.
Thanks to the team at Laurus (especially Abigail Bird) for organising a fabulous night at Dabbers Bingo, from everyone at “Garden gate, Knock at the door, One little duck”.
Matthew recently joined us as an experienced administrator to take advantage of our training and sponsored qualification benefits to achieve his Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning. We’re looking forward to helping him grow into a Financial Planning Analyst role in the future.
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| Tuesday | 8:30am - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 5:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 5:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 5:30pm |
