Wealth of Advice, Swale House, Mandale Business Park, Durham, DH1 1TH
Chris Breward founded Wealth of Advice in 2011 because he felt the financial services world needed a straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to financial advice.
Since then, we've grown to a team of 17 people who are actively invested in making sure your financial plan stays on the right track, and we've met some amazing clients along the way.
Our clients are making life-changing decisions and they trust us to help.
In 2024 we became Corporate Chartered Financial Planners, which acknowledges our commitment to the industry and the educational level of our team.
Our advisers are all Top Rated by VouchedFor, and have been for many years. This is all thanks to our clients leaving us glowing reviews, which you can read here.
We've been finalists two years in a row in the Small Advice Firm of the Year category, meaning we're in the Top 5 small firms across the whole of the UK.
Financial Planning Certificate - FPC, 2000
Taxation & Trusts - G10, 2003
Personal Investment Planning - G20, 2003
Advanced Financial Planning Certificate - AFPC, 2004
Pension Planning - G60, 2004
Retirement Options-K10, 2004
Mortgage Advice Qualification - MAQ, 2005
Pensions - CF9, 2006
Pension Funding Options - J05, 2009
Personal Tax & Trusts Planning - AF1, 2008
Pension Income Options - J05, 2009
Chartered Financial Planner - APFS, 2009
Financial Planning Process - AF5, 2009
Financial Services, Regulation & Ethics - R01, 2011
Fellow of the Personal Finance Society - FPFS, 2013
Pensions Update - R08, 2015
Pension Transfers - AF7 2017
Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - RO1, 2013
Investment Principles and Risk - RO2, 2013
Personal Taxation - R03, 2014
Pension and Retirement Planning - RO4, 2014
Pension Income Options - R05, 2015
Financial Planning Advice - R06, 2015
Investment Planning - AF4, 2017
Pension Transfers - AF7, 2020
Retirement Income Planning - AF8, 2020
Pension Income Options - J05, 2021
Financial Planning Process - AF5, 2021
Discretionary Investment Management - J10, 2022
Chartered Financial Planner - APFS, 2022
Equity Release - ER1, 2023
Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - RO1, 2014
Financial Protection - RO5, 2014
Investment Principles and Risk - R02, 2015
Pension and Retirement Planning - RO4, 2015
Personal Taxation - R03, 2016
Financial Planning Advice - R06, 2016
Pensions Update - R08, 2017
Pension Transfers - AF7, 2018
Pension Income Options - J05, 2019
Financial Planning Process - AF5, 2021
Senior Management & Supervision - AF6, 2022
Chartered Financial Planner - APFS, 2022

Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - RO1, 2019
Financial Protection - RO5, 2020
Personal Taxation - R03, 2021
Investment Principles and Risk - R02, 2022
Pension and Retirement Planning - RO4, 2022
Financial Planning Advice - R06, 2023
Mortgage Advice - CF6, 2023
Equity Release - ER1, 2023
Retirement Income Planning - AF8, 2024
Financial Planning Process - AF5, 2025

Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - RO1, 2018
Investment Principles and Risk - RO2, 2018
Personal Taxation - R03, 2019
Pension and Retirement Planning - RO4, 2019
Pension Income Options - R05, 2019
Financial Planning Advice - R06, 2019
Discretionary Investment Management - J10, 2020
Investment Planning - AF4, 2020
Securities Advice and Dealing - J12, 2021
Pension Transfers - AF7, 2021
Pension Income Options - J05, 2021
Personal Tax & Trust Planning - AF1, 2021
Trusts - J02, 2021
Financial Planning Process - AF5, 2022
Retirement Income Planning - AF8, 2022
Chartered Financial Planner - APFS, 2022
Equity Release - ER1, 2023
Long-Term Care Insurance - CF8, 2024
Fellow of the Personal Finance Society - FPFS, 2024

Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - R01
Investment Principles and Risk - R02
Personal Taxation - R03
Pensions and Retirement Planning - R04
Financial Protection - R05
Financial Planning Practice - R06
Pension Income Options - JO5

Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - R01
Investment Principles and Risk - R02
Personal Taxation - R03
Pensions and Retirement Planning - R04
Financial Protection - R05
Financial Planning Practice - R06
Personal Tax and Trust Planning - AF1
Retirement Income Planning - AF8

Pensions and Retirement Planning - R04

Life Office Administration - FA1
Pension Administration - FA2

Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics - R01
Financial Protection - R05
Pensions and Retirement Planning - R04
Investment Principles and Risk - R02







If you think you'd be a good fit and would like to join our growing team, you can find out more about the vacancy by clicking the button below.
We could sit here and write an essay on why we think we're the best at what we do, but we'd rather let our clients do the talking for us.
Take John for example, who attended our Annual Client Conference in January 2024. We managed to sit down and ask him a few questions about the event, as well as how he feels about the service we provide.
We'll help you achieve your long-term goals with a solid financial plan, whether that's retiring early or passing on your wealth to your family.
What you need in retirement depends on your circumstances. Our retirement planning service helps you get prepared for retrirement, as well as managing your pensions and investments throughout.
We look at your entire financial situation to work out what investment risk you can take, and where you should invest in order to achieve your goals. You can review your progress at any time using our app.
Planning your estate properly can make sure that your loved ones get the most out of the assets you leave behind, rather than the taxman. With products like Wills & Trusts, we can make sure this happens for you.
If you want a better view of what your future could be, we'll have a chat and work out if we make a good fit for you and your financial picture.

