Personal:
I am divorced with two grown up children, and a captain of a ladies county sports team.

Experience:
I joined financial services in 1992.

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ)

I plan to branch into the business protection in in the near future.

Specialising in:
Mortgages and Protection.

Personal: 
John Blackie is a financial planning and advIce professional. He is married with 3 children and lives near Oxford. 

Experience:
He has has built up a client list of over 400 individuals, couples and families over the last 20 years. 
He has achieved this working in the high quality environment and the continuity afforded by Allied Dunbar, the Zurich Advice Network and now Prosperity Financial Services. This success has been gained by remaining true to the principles of good financial planning:-
+ Continuous personal training and development.
+ Conduct of in-depth financial reviews to understand his clients' needs, aspirations and current financial situation before making any recommendations.
+ Provision of clear explanations both verbally and in writing of any proposed course of action.
+ Followed up with written reasons why any plans have been recommended, and setting out their demands, risks and benefits.
+ Regular reviews of the progress of action taken, as required by each client when circumstances change and develop.

All this is carried out with the aim of delivering peace of mind and value for money for advice given on family financial planning, life insurance, pension planning, saving and investment.

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate (FPC1,2,3) and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ).

Personal:
I have wanted to fly since I was in short trousers and actually, I am a frustrated fighter pilot. In less than two years, the RAF decided to dispense with my services and I then worked as a building labourer while I considered my options. My original intention was to become an airline pilot after about 10 years. I then joined Kodak as a management trainee, initially in London, and left 25 years later when the company lost its way. I kept my pilot's licence going for a while towing gliders. My next stop was a short one with a Bunzl company in Basildon, that spread glue on paper and plastic. It soon reorganised and I moved to Extra Special Vehicles plc near Banbury, which built horseboxes and motorcaravans. That went bust 18 months later and I found it have not been paying my pension contributions.

Experience:
The above events caused me to join Allied Dunbar in Oxford in 1991 where I covered all aspects of financial planning. I built a successful business over an 18 year period which I sold a few years ago. Since then I have been a business adviser for the Abingdon Museum Appeal and also worked as a kitchen designer for Moben.

Now I have returned the fray to focus on Protection issues and Wills, particularly in the Business Market; I have known the Directors of Prosperity for many years and decided that they were the best people to work with given the markets that I wished to focus upon.

Personal:
Married, I keep fit by by cycling and swimming, and rest by watching cricket, when I can. I am also a founding Governor of a local primary school and Chair the Witney Buttercross Scout Group.

Experience:
Over 40 years experience in Financial Services, worked for 32 years for NatWest, a successful business manager before restructuring enabled me to take early retirement. I immediately retrained as a Financial Adviser with Abbey Life because I enjoy working in Financial Services using my technical expertise and skills to help clients obtain the products they need.

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ), also ACIB (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers).

Specialising in:
Protection and Mortgages

Plans for the future – to continue serving my clients for a few more years yet!

Personal:
I love to travel and I’m fascinated by the differently people and ways of life around the world. I recently started painting again and although I’ve previously had artwork shown in national exhibitions, I’m challenging myself to learn to use a completely different medium this time. I play County Darts for Buckinghamshire and should celebrate my 100th appearance towards the end of 2011.

Experience:
Started my working life with Pontins Holidays all along the south coast. It was mainly fun, but they asked me to be Duty Manager during the Sequence Dancing weekends once too often! In 1989 I moved back to Buckinghamshire and became a Financial Adviser. I immediately enjoyed the work and began to think of it as a career.

Qualifications:
I have a Diploma in Business Studies (Finance & Accounts), The Financial Planning Certificate and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ) and I’m planning to add to these over the next two years.

Specialising in:
Helping individuals and families to adequately protect themselves, their family and their assets….and then helping them to plan to acquire greater financial security has always been the most enjoyable work I do. I mainly give advice on Protection, Investments and Retirement Planning.

Personal:
a reliable and hardworking individual, who always strives to achieve the highest standard possible. Self- motivated with a very high level of commitment in any task undertaken.

Experience:
6 years working in the Mortgage & Protection markets.

Qualifications:
Financial Planning Certificate 11 & Full Cemap.

Specialties:
Mortgages!

Phil's details will follow.

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ).

Specialising in:

Personal:
Colin is in his mid-sixties with 3 grown up children, he divides his time between bases in Surrey and the West Country.

Experience:
Has worked in Financial Services since 1981.

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate and Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ).

Specialising in:
Mortgages, Protection, Investments and Inheritance Tax Planning.

Personal:
Married with 2 children. Interested in running, travel, fine dining and cricket. Play for Farley Hill Cricket Club.

Experience:
Been in the industry since 1988.
1988 to 1995 with Nat West
1995 to 2000 manager then area manager with Nat West
2000 location manager ZAN
2002 Regional Manager ZAN
2005 Property business and financial advisor
2009 Joined Prosperity

Qualifications:
The Financial Planning Certificate & cemap bridge. Studying J04 and J05.

Specialising in:
All aspects of pre retirement planning.