Thomas spent a year working at Astute Wealth Management on a 12 month industrial placement as part of his University course. During this time Tom became a central member of the Astute team through a combination of his enthusiasm for the role and his engaging personality. He took every opportunity that the placement presented and tackled a variety of different challenges with gusto, most notably the chance to take on further study and start his progression through the Diploma in Financial Planning. He discovered a keen interest in investment practise and during his time at Astute constructed diversified investment portfolios using the analysis of investment ratios. Whilst Tom worked at Astute we were undertaking a review of our central investment proposition and I relied upon Tom to collate the necessary research, he also engaged with a number of investment partners to help whittle down those that were being considered. We undertake a monthly newsletter and Tom took ownership of this process so that I could rest assured this was being managed by a member of the team, he also because our resident 'back office system' expert by working with Plum software to understand how we could better integrate the system into our working practises. Beyond these wider responsibilities Tom undertook all of the relevant tasks of a general paraplanner. He is keen to learn and will always ask pertinent questions, he is also a fantastic personality to have as part of any team. I would be delighted if Tom would come back to us one day but I'm sure he's got a long way to go in any financial services organisation.

Thomas is very analytical with investment research and takes an active interest in worldwide economics whilst understanding the fundamentals of investment research. He will ask questions to gain a broad understanding and doesn't shy away from challenging the status quo if he feels there is better outcome to be had. I enjoyed working with Tom over the last 12 months and he has done well on placement and I wish him all the best for the future.

Thomas spent a year working at Astute Wealth Management on a 12 month industrial placement as part of his University course. During this time Tom became a central member of the Astute team through a combination of his enthusiasm for the role and his engaging personality. He took every opportunity that the placement presented and tackled a variety of different challenges with gusto, most notably the chance to take on further study and start his progression through the Diploma in Financial Planning. He discovered a keen interest in investment practise and during his time at Astute constructed diversified investment portfolios using the analysis of investment ratios. Whilst Tom worked at Astute we were undertaking a review of our central investment proposition and I relied upon Tom to collate the necessary research, he also engaged with a number of investment partners to help whittle down those that were being considered. We undertake a monthly newsletter and Tom took ownership of this process so that I could rest assured this was being managed by a member of the team, he also because our resident 'back office system' expert by working with Plum software to understand how we could better integrate the system into our working practises. Beyond these wider responsibilities Tom undertook all of the relevant tasks of a general paraplanner. He is keen to learn and will always ask pertinent questions, he is also a fantastic personality to have as part of any team. I would be delighted if Tom would come back to us one day but I'm sure he's got a long way to go in any financial services organisation.

Thomas is very analytical with investment research and takes an active interest in worldwide economics whilst understanding the fundamentals of investment research. He will ask questions to gain a broad understanding and doesn't shy away from challenging the status quo if he feels there is better outcome to be had. I enjoyed working with Tom over the last 12 months and he has done well on placement and I wish him all the best for the future.

Thomas spent a year working at Astute Wealth Management on a 12 month industrial placement as part of his University course. During this time Tom became a central member of the Astute team through a combination of his enthusiasm for the role and his engaging personality. He took every opportunity that the placement presented and tackled a variety of different challenges with gusto, most notably the chance to take on further study and start his progression through the Diploma in Financial Planning. He discovered a keen interest in investment practise and during his time at Astute constructed diversified investment portfolios using the analysis of investment ratios. Whilst Tom worked at Astute we were undertaking a review of our central investment proposition and I relied upon Tom to collate the necessary research, he also engaged with a number of investment partners to help whittle down those that were being considered. We undertake a monthly newsletter and Tom took ownership of this process so that I could rest assured this was being managed by a member of the team, he also because our resident 'back office system' expert by working with Plum software to understand how we could better integrate the system into our working practises. Beyond these wider responsibilities Tom undertook all of the relevant tasks of a general paraplanner. He is keen to learn and will always ask pertinent questions, he is also a fantastic personality to have as part of any team. I would be delighted if Tom would come back to us one day but I'm sure he's got a long way to go in any financial services organisation.

Thomas is very analytical with investment research and takes an active interest in worldwide economics whilst understanding the fundamentals of investment research. He will ask questions to gain a broad understanding and doesn't shy away from challenging the status quo if he feels there is better outcome to be had. I enjoyed working with Tom over the last 12 months and he has done well on placement and I wish him all the best for the future.