Big enough to cope, small enough to care 
Alec Cameron 
Independent Financial Adviser 
And according to the most recent data from the FCA (2022), only 16% of regulated financial advisers in the UK are women. Women are (and I think always will be) better at those more emotionally led conversations. That is why at a recent Personal Finance Society event I attended, it was good to see some of these subjects tackled that us men do not naturally warm to. (I am generalising as there are exceptionally good male advisers who can tackle these subjects sensitively) 
 
The event last Thursday surprised me. Even though I had read the agenda, I don’t think I had realised how ‘deep’ the content was going to be! 
 
I suppose in hindsight there was a clue in the title, Divorce, Death and Tax. What I hadn’t noticed when I booked the event was the nature of the presentations and how they were specifically referencing the styles of communication needed to navigate what are often ‘emotional’ discussions. 
 
I have obviously had clients who have gone through a divorce and experienced loss, but the nature of these presentations was challenging the attendees to review these client conversations from an emotionally led response. 
 
I was impressed by the line-up of speakers and how they had tackled what can be a dry subject. Focusing on the use of language when discussing death, grief and suicide with partners and close family members especially. 
 
In a room primarily filled with men, me included, it was great to see subjects discussed in a way that will help us all come out of our comfort zone of ‘men don’t talk’ and help us to facilitate some of these more sensitive subjects in a more empathetic way. 
 
As always, I’m interested in your thoughts. Let me know if you attended any of these events nationwide and what your thoughts were. 
 
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