Profile
MARGARET GEORGE - QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Qualifications
BA in Economics and Business Administration - University of Strathclyde
MBA (Master in Business Administration) - Strathclyde Graduate Business School
Dip PFS - Diploma of the Personal Finance Society
AFPC - Advanced Financial Planning Certificate
FPC 1, 2 & 3 - Financial Planning Certificate (Cert PFS)
Experience and Background
I qualified as a financial adviser in 1993. Initially I joined a company called Laurentian Milldon, part of Laurentian Life. Although I received a very thorough training which enabled me to give my clients good, generic financial advice, I soon realised that I could not give my clients the service they deserved unless I became an independent financial adviser (IFA), able to offer advice from the whole of the market. I became an IFA in 1997 and have been a Partner in Positive Solutions since 2003.
Personal Information
I'm very happily married to Eric George, who is the President of the Scottish Indoor Bowling Association (SIBA) this year. We've lived in Stewarton since 2006 and we're very much enjoying life here. We share our home with two Birman cats. Eric also has a daughter, Karen, and a son, Michael, but they're both grown up with homes of their own. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends and I love to relax with a good book. Eric and I have become addicted to cruising and we've visited some far flung places together. Our most memorable cruise was our honeymoon in January 2005 when we transited the Panama Canal. However, our cruise in June 2009, when we sailed to Spitzbergen, in the Arctic, and saw breathtaking scenery, whales, frozen seas, and the midnight sun, came a close second. .
POSITIVE SOLUTIONS
Positive Solutions is now one of the UK's largest nationwide firms of independent financial advisers with over 1700 Partners nationwide. Positive Solutions is fiercely committed to independent financial advice, as we feel that it is the only way to offer you the advice to fit your needs. We follow the mantra: "To help our clients understand, protect and increase their assets." This statement goes hand-in-hand with our transparent, unbiased financial advice processes.
Since our early beginnings PS has always been at the forefront of new technology within our industry and has won numerous awards. Our technology makes us more efficient and improves the service our Partners offer to clients.