Retirement planning specialist Chris Haigh has joined national financial advice firm Continuum as a Chartered Financial Planner.

Mr Haigh has been advising clients working towards retirement for more than 25 years.

He will be based in North London and has joined Continuum from DGS Chartered Financial Planners in St Albans, where he was a Chartered Financial Planner for 11 years.

He achieved Chartered Financial Planner status in 2010 and primarily works with individuals and couples around 55 and older.

He also works with clients starting to look at options for estate planning, IHT mitigation and tax planning.

Mr Haigh said he chose to join the Continuum partnership due to it offering the benefit of independence while also receiving support to take care of his business.

He said: “Continuum are a professional and well-structured company, transparent in their approach, and most importantly, independent.

“As a financial professional I can see that they put the client at the centre of everything they do. Their core values are aligned with my own, and this transition will allow me to continue delivering outstanding service to my clients.”

Martin Brown, managing partner at Continuum, said that Chris’ specialist retirement planning knowledge will help the partnership to continue to achieve better outcomes for clients.

He said: “We are determined to provide the very best in financial advice for people at all stages of life – and for many people the most important stage of all is their retirement.

“With his specialist knowledge of retirement solutions Chris ensures that we can provide an expert service that will mean even better outcomes for the people who come to us with questions about retirement.”

Mr Haigh is the second Chartered Financial Planner to join the IFA partnership this month, following Chartered Financial Planner Scott Newman who joined to strengthen Continuum’s presence in the Scottish Highlands.

In the first quarter Continuum said saw a 14% rise (year-on-year) in adviser numbers, with the firm having 72 advisers across the UK as at 31 March.

Continuum, headquartered in Plymouth, was established in 2014 by founding partner Martin Brown as a National IFA brand. It is part-owned by M&G which took an initial 49.9% stake in the company in August 2022 with an agreement to acquire the remainder of the business over the following two years. 

Continuum now holds assets under influence of more than £2bn.