Choosing Your Adviser

Click here to see a Video Introduction by Eoghan Gavigan.

The principal of the firm Eoghan Gavigan has over 29 years’ experience in banking and finance across Treasury, Lending and Wealth Management. The holder of a Degree in Credit Management from TU Dublin, Eoghan is also a holder of the Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from University College Dublin. He is a member of the Institute of Banking as well as the Financial Planning Standards Board Ireland.

All financial advisers must have a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) designation in order to provide financial advice which Eoghan has, however he also has the higher level Specialist Investment Adviser (SIA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) qualifications. The CFP qualification is the world’s most respected industry designation, held by only a select number of advisers.

Independently Owned – Your Interests First

The Irish financial advice sector has seen significant consolidation in recent years, with a large number of broker firms being acquired by large corporate entities, often backed by private equity. Those transactions only make commercial sense if the acquiring group can dramatically grow the business in a short period of time – and that pressure inevitably filters through to the advisers managing your money. Highfield Financial Planning is independently owned, and has no external shareholders whose return on investment depends on us hitting challenging sales targets. That matters, because the advice you receive should always be driven by your needs and your goals – not by someone else’s growth projections. You can read more about what consolidation means for clients here.

Eoghan is a regular contributor in the media on pensions, investments and personal finance. Click here to read.