Right to Reply: Peak beard, but not peak outsourcing

By focusing on these areas, advisers have an opportunity to differentiate their skills and practice, and demonstrate their value beyond the implementation of the investment solution.There are an increasing number of solutions to help advisers outsource elements of their investment proposition and that can only be a good thing.

So while in Britain we seem to be about to have a media induced bout of Pogonophobia as we reach ‘peak beard’, I certainly don’t think Britain’s financial advisers have reached ‘peak investment outsourcing’, the growth rate of which is still to be determined.

As for growing beards, that’s an expert skill I don’t possess, so I’ll remain clean shaven.

Michael Barrett is platform marketing manager at Skandia