The protection prism: Looking at protection with a different lens

Part one

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Protection should never be considered one-dimensional, writes Tony Müdd, divisional director, development & technical consultancy for St. James’s Place Wealth Management

In my recent article within Cover I outlined my disappointment in a video into Financial Wellbeing that failed to discuss the cornerstone that protection plays in supporting this. There were several opportunities to bring protection into the discussions of what would be considered traditional triggers such as having a family or taking out a mortgage.  Whilst triggers such as these are critical, it got me thinking about the more esoteric or unusual reasons for protection that people may not have thought of or considered. In jotting them down I was reminded of the uniqueness of Protection ...

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