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Stephen Whyburd

DipPFS

Financial Adviser with True Potential

Colchester, Essex
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As a Financial Adviser with True Potential Wealth Management, I specialise in helping people aged 50+ make confident decisions about retirement, pensions, and investments.

If you are approaching retirement, already retired, or reviewing your financial plans for later life, I can help you create a clear and practical strategy for the years ahead.

Retirement is one of life’s biggest financial turning points. Questions around pensions, income, tax, and investing can feel complex, however with the right advice they become far easier to manage...

Many clients are asking:

• Can I afford to retire now?

• What should I do with my pensions?

• How can I create a reliable retirement income?

• How should I invest during retirement?

• How can I pass wealth to family efficiently?

• What are my options with a Final Salary / Defined Benefit pension?

With over 30 years of experience, I provide straightforward, personal advice tailored to your circumstances and goals. I take time to understand what matters to you and explain your options clearly, without jargon.

As part of True Potential Wealth Management, clients also benefit from award-winning technology with secure 24/7 online access to pensions, investments, and financial information.

I work with clients who value personal service, clear answers, and long-term relationships.

Please take a look at my client reviews, and if you would like an initial conversation, I would be pleased to hear from you.

Qualifications
  • Certificate in Life and Pensions - Chartered Insurance Institute - 14/08/2015
  • Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning - Chartered Insurance Institute - 14/08/2015
  • Level 4 Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management - Chartered Insurance Institute - 14/08/2015
  • Financial Planning Certificate - Chartered Insurance Institute - 18/03/1996
  • (G60) Pensions - Chartered Insurance Institute - 22/01/1999

My Services

Why True Potential?

We are award winning

Our aim is to revolutionise the way wealth management is delivered. We believe that by using award winning technology to deliver financial services, we empower financial advisers and their clients to take control of their futures.

We are award winning

20 awards
20 industry awards won in 2025

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We provide innovative investments

Whether you’re aiming to pay off your mortgage, cover university fees or just grow your money our Portfolios use a pioneering approach known as Advanced Diversifications to find opportunities for growth that others can’t replicate.

We provide innovative investments

£37 billion
Invested with over 600,000 clients

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We build revolutionary technology

Our clients can check their investments 24/7 and top up anytime with impulseSave. They also get access to exclusive features like True Potential Rewards, which enables them to earn cashback from over 4,000 retailers.

We build revolutionary technology

10 million
Over 10 million logins in 2025

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Reach your True Potential.

We all have goals in life that we would like to achieve, these can range from long term retirement plans, being able to grow your finances, or to give something to the next generation. However, the longer you wait to act, the more difficult if could be to achieve these goals.

Please get in touch and I can help put together a plan to set you on the right path to achieving your financial goals.

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