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Jason Butler is one of the UK’s best qualified and most experienced personal finance experts. As well as being a Fellow of both the Personal Finance Society and Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, he had a 25-year career as a successful financial adviser to wealthy families. He is currently head of financial education at Salary Finance, the workplace financial wellbeing provider.

He is author of editions 1 & 2 of The Financial Times Guide to Wealth Management: How to plan, invest and protect your financial assets; Squeezing the Orange: Simple ways to live a full life; and Money Moments: Simple steps to financial well-being. He is the co-author of Essential Personal Finance: A practical guide for students and Essential Personal Finance: A practical guide for employees.

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