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Clients still want the human experience in financial advice

Great experiences are often based around connections and interactions. These are human characteristics.

The ability to connect and understand on an emotional level while maintaining objectivity is a skill that, I believe, great financial advice businesses have. It is about being human.

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That is why despite significant technology advances that will influence the future shape of advice, the role of the adviser will never cease to be relevant – the human value you add can never be replaced.

Noel Butwell is chief executive of Standard Life Savings