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Who knew? Swindon Town footballer Darren Ward is aiming to raise awareness of the pitfalls of poor financial advice among fellow professional players with a social media campaign.
Ward (pictured), a first team regular at the League One club, is tweeting to his 34,000 Twitter followers about personal finance issues, and warning others not to repeat his mistakes.
The centre-back is the founder of Basingstoke-based New Incentive Financial Consultants, which specialises in advising sports stars. Clients include Norwich City players Russell Martin and Simeon Jackson and Swansea City defender Alan Tate.
He told his Twitter followers: 'I have had my fair share of poor financial advice and I now want to ensure that young players have the right knowledge', and has written a blog describing his past finance issues.
New Incentive is an appointed representative of Finsbury Financial, alongside Noir Wealth Management, which advises professional models, and was founded by model Zabeena Harris.
Finsbury director Lee Eldridge said: ‘It’s so important that the young sports people and fashion models are given the right help at the right point in their careers.
‘Since the arrival of Noir and New Incentive, new and up and coming models and sportsmen are now able to leverage the experiences of both Darren and Zabeena and put them to good use, exchanging their once vulnerable positions for one of being firmly in control.’
Along with its sister company, Switzerland-based Finsbury International, the group services approximately 320 clients with average portfolios of £750,000 and currently has in excess of £250 million funds under advice, according to Eldridge.
http://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/swindon-town-footballer-talks-financial-advice-to-fellow-pros/a662711?ref=new-model-adviser-latest-news-list |
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:26:09 » |
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Wow...this guy has got his head screwed on in so many ways....is it only sports stars who can go to him? I could do with a bit of advice right now!
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:28:06 » |
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Wow...this guy has got his head screwed on in so many ways....is it only sports stars who can go to him? I could do with a bit of advice right now!
It's known as a niche, numbnuts. He does seem to be a very busy chap does Mr Ward. |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:28:26 » |
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is it only sports stars who can go to him? I could do with a bit of advice right now!
Anything I can help with? (I'm a financial adviser too). |
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:34:04 » |
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Certainly haven't got enough of the stuff to worry him! Thanks for the offer, Samdy...might well take you up on that in due course.
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:42:16 » |
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Mystery investor eh???
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:42:46 » |
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I do remember thinking recently - and even before his short spell as joint player/manager - that Darren was a likely future management candidate. But I've changed my mind. He'll not have the time.
Certainly not your average footballer.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 13:12:13 » |
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Certainly haven't got enough of the stuff to worry him! Thanks for the offer, Samdy...might well take you up on that in due course.
Just send me a PM if you do. Happy to help. Certainly not your average footballer.
Not your average human being! |
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 13:55:31 » |
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Fair play to him. I used to work for the Football League's insurance broker in the late 1980s and even back then when the rewards for footballers were much more modest there was a distinct lack of advice. Given the additional cash that many players earn these days the tendency to  it all away is that much higher... |
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 13:57:35 » |
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 14:07:42 » |
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Love the picture of Maguire...he looks like he is having a tricky shit  |
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 14:15:44 » |
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Anything I can help with? (I'm a financial adviser too).
When did the TEF become LinkedIn! |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 14:21:28 » |
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Just trying to help a fellow Town fan  |
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 17:39:30 » |
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God I love this man - he'd be like the perfect husband
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 17:56:50 » |
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Isn't the man you're marrying like your perfect husband?
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