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Originally posted by davedavis View PostIf he is totally transparent in terms of income then I credit him. I don't think you can run a normal commercial venture when your clients are subject to such financial and emotional distress
I am yet to hear of anyone leaving since they joined.
Feel free to invest the minimum requirement above, then come along and write a more unbiased opinion please.STRENGTH - "A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but its persistence"Comment
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Originally posted by davedavis View PostIf he is totally transparent in terms of income then I credit him. I don't think you can run a normal commercial venture when your clients are subject to such financial and emotional distress
I am running a commercial venture. Equally I am motivated to help a group of people who have suffered at the hands of the unscrupulous. We are acutely aware that people under stress don't make sensible decisions and our first move is always to stablise the position for individuals so that they can make as objective a decision as possible. As to whether we achieve this that's perhaps not for me to say.
I will not deny you a healthy cynicism but perhaps spend some time reading this and other threads before making a judgement?Best Forum Adviser & Forum Personality of the Year 2018.
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Originally posted by webberg View PostWe are as transparent as we can be. There are some issues that we are circumspect on, especially here.
I am running a commercial venture. Equally I am motivated to help a group of people who have suffered at the hands of the unscrupulous. We are acutely aware that people under stress don't make sensible decisions and our first move is always to stablise the position for individuals so that they can make as objective a decision as possible. As to whether we achieve this that's perhaps not for me to say.
I will not deny you a healthy cynicism but perhaps spend some time reading this and other threads before making a judgement?
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Originally posted by davedavis View PostI just see Mr. Webberg as no better or worse than any of the other professionals selling their wares on this forum.Comment
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Originally posted by DonkeyRhubarb View PostOh, he's a lot better than most of the others, without naming names.Comment
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Originally posted by cliffordthedog View PostI'll second thatComment
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Originally posted by davedavis View PostI'm glad to read that because my experience with tax advisors is not a happy one. Anyone paying a monthly retainer should get full transparency
As for others, there is, of course, <removed> Mr. Michael J Perry, who requested several thousand pounds up front in order to write a letter that I did myself. Or perhaps the other firms who took just under a thousand pounds, per victim, to achieve absolutely nothing.
The advantage of BG is that it's based on numbers. I was one of the early joiners and, based on the low retainer, am happy for new joiners to reap the benefits of my earlier (small) investment.Comment
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Originally posted by jbryce View PostMy experience with tax advisors has been mixed as well. Big Group is transparent and, for what it's worth, my current accountant did some Due Diligence on webberg and found that he's well respected within the industry.
As for others, there is, of course, the ambulance chaser himself Mr. Michael J Perry, who requested several thousand pounds up front in order to write a letter that I did myself. Or perhaps the other firms who took just under a thousand pounds, per victim, to achieve absolutely nothing.
The advantage of BG is that it's based on numbers. I was one of the early joiners and, based on the low retainer, am happy for new joiners to reap the benefits of my earlier (small) investment.Comment
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To the best of my knowledge, we've never coerced anybody into joining our group, nor asked them for large amounts of money to join or leave, nor told them that we are the only option, nor promised them that we are the complete answer.
In my dealings with this forum, I've always been acutely aware of the history of advisers and others seeking to punt their products and where we had any doubt, we checked first with those who administer the forum.
We are confident that what we have said in this thread and others, both in the guise of this user name and an earlier iteration, has been honest, accurate and motivated by wishing to be clear as to the situation for most and how it might play out.
An ambulance chaser is presumably a person/firm who prey on victims who have no other choice but to pay and pay and pay?
Our joining and monthly fees are modest. There is no minimum contract and no notice required to leave. If we get to a settlement and you don't like it, you are not obliged to take it. If you wish to continue to use you existing agent for tax work, that's fine. If you want to subject us to due diligence, again, that's fine.
We do not claim to be the only nor the "right" answer. We do claim that whatever we do, we will be transparent in what we're doing and why.
My personal opinion is that the above is not ambulance chasing but I accept and welcome a sceptical approach because in the present environment, that is helathy and sensible. I would however ask that you take into consideration the facts and evidence in arriving at an objective position because not all advisers are the same.Best Forum Adviser & Forum Personality of the Year 2018.
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