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Code: 4.3.3 · Adults

Financial Advice

Descriptors

Knowledge

What you can do at this level

  • Kresiliencedaily-lifelarge-majority

    Aware that financial advice can be sought when making financial choices and knows when financial advice may be useful

  • Klarge-majority

    Aware of the difference between independent and non-independent source of investment advice (as defined under EU law)

  • Kdigitallarge-majority

    Aware that various sources are available to access financial advice

  • Kdigitaldaily-life

    Aware of the existence of digital advising tools, including robo and hybrid advice tools that combine human and robo advice

  • Kdigital

    Aware that advice is not always independent

  • Ksustainabledaily-life

    Aware of financial advisors' obligation to ask clients about their sustainability preferences before giving advice

Skill

What you can do at this level

  • Sdigitaldaily-life

    Where necessary, makes use of tools designed to provide advice when making financial decisions

Attitude

What you can do at this level

  • Adigitaldaily-lifelarge-majority

    Confident in one’s own ability to recognise trustworthy sources of advice

Learning outcome types
K — What you need to know: theoretical understanding and factual information.
S — What you can do: practical and technical abilities.
A — How you approach things: values, dispositions and behaviours.