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When life changes and you find yourself alone, it is natural to have concerns about your financial future. But don’t let questions like, “Will I run out of money?”, “Will I be able to look after my family?” and “Will I be alright?” give way to worries and fear.
We work with clients in Essex who are alone; mainly due to divorce, separation or bereavement. We find this type of work fulfilling and believe that by listening, we can help clients plan for life events such as retirement and big lifestyle changes and decisions.
Your story
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About Solus
Our story
Gavin Johnson founded Solus Financial Planning in 2022. Gavin has more than 30 years of experience as a financial adviser and holds both Certified and Chartered status, and he’s a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.
While Gavin was studying for his Certified Financial Planner qualification in 2013, he realised there was a different approach to advice, one where advisers took their time to understand each client and their future plans and objectives. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Personalised financial advice
What makes us different?
In 2011, we had a light-bulb moment. We discovered that financial planning isn’t about moving money around; it’s about helping you live your desired life by taking time to understand your future goals. This enables us to build a solid, personalised financial plan that shows you how to utilise your wealth to achieve your dreams.
As you can already tell, we are a caring and compassionate team, so another passion of ours is giving back to the Essex community. We fundraise for various charities and sponsor Chelmsford City Women’s FC.
Gavin is VouchedFor Top Rated
We’re proud to say we are included in the VouchedFor Top Rated Guide for 2025, distributed by the Times. This makes it the third year in a row that Gavin has been included in the guide.
The purpose of this guide is to help identify the best advisers throughout the UK based on client feedback. Gavin’s Top Rated Adviser status on VouchedFor is evidence of the high regard he’s held in by clients just like you.
To learn more, please visit our blog post all about our inclusion by clicking here.
Clients love what we do
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Our clients’ satisfaction and wellbeing are our top priorities, and we’re proud that they have found real value in our advice. Click on the VouchedFor logo here to read their reviews for yourself.
Trust
We will get together, have a coffee, and see if we can work together and whether I can add value to your financial planning. If you don’t think we’re a good fit, that’s fine; there’s no pressure or obligation to continue, and there’s no cost involved.
Discuss
If you want to take the next step, we’ll talk about you. Your ambitions, plans, concerns and worries. We’ll discuss what you’d like your future to look like. We can’t advise you on your money until we understand what you want to achieve.
Plan
Once we understand where you are and where you’d like to be, we can start to build your future from a financial perspective. We’ll do the hard work, but you’ll be involved all the way; after all, it’s your life and your plan. We just crunch the numbers.
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