Expat financial and investment advice for international people

My wife and I had the pleasure of speaking with Lawrie at Edale about the complexities of moving our finances from the US to the UK. We were made to feel like no question was too big or too small, and Lawrie took the time to respond to each of these individually with great insight and guidance. We’d like to thank Edale and Lawrie for their helpful, informative and friendly service.

Lawrie has been excellent to work with, after searching for quite some time to find a company that does not require minimums to get started. He is responsive and thorough, and wants his clients to understand the process. They have all the services I need and I feel confident in my financial future. Would definitely recommend.

I was visited by Lawrie Chandler in São Paulo, and shortly after I asked for his assistance with regards to a divestment. He guided me through the process and assisted even after I realized that there was some problems with my request. His diligent and responsive handling helped me sort out the situation and made me feel comfortable along the process.

My wife and I had a free consultation with Lawrie from Edale this morning. We have a difficult decision to make of how to use the substantial inheritance money that needed both US and UK expertise. We are deciding between buying to let properties in the USA and repaying our mortgage and investing in the UK. Lawrie gave us a comprehensive analysis of the pros and cons of both strategies. He also brought our awareness to maximising our pension capabilities and offsetting our UK mortgage while we are waiting for the rest of the funds from the USA to become available. Everything he explained was in simple language and very clear. The consultation has given us a huge amount of pure value without trying to sell us any products. We are very grateful, thank you so much.

The conversation I had about my UK pension was very helpful in guiding me towards next steps, things to be aware and careful of, questions to ask my pension holder, and other important and useful elements. I came away from the call feeling reassured and confident about next steps to take. I’d recommend Edale to anyone, especially anyone interested in avoiding hard sells on products provided by the advisor.

Edale have and are continuing to provide Financial advice and services to me in my early retirement years, I was recommended to use Edale and Lawrie, to this day I am truly thankful that this took place. The very high professional and friendly service provided with immediate contact and liaise capability, provides the investor with assurances and confidence, this I always receive with Edale. My Portfolio and Market information is completley assured and the regular reviews allow for any changes to be instigated.
Edale is …truly professional, meticulous and supportive to their word, very much appreciated indeed.

Lawrie my financial advisor is very professional and meticulous in every aspect of finance, nothing is too much trouble for him or Edale. Lawrie explained everything item step by step during the transfer of my investment. I will in the near future transfer my other investment with Lawrie and Edale.
First class service many thanks.

Lawrie invested a great deal of time understanding our circumstances (dual US/UK nationality family) before any recommendations were discussed I am very happy with the outcome and intend to continue the relationship in the longer term.

I had an incredibly positive experience working with Edale to navigate the complex world of UK/US cross-border financial planning, especially as it relates to investing for retirement. As a dual UK/US citizen married to a fellow dual citizen, and having lived in the UK since 2010, I was overwhelmed with how to most tax-efficiently invest for retirement given our mix of accounts in both the US (IRAs and Roth IRAs) and the UK (SIPP, employer pension, and USS). Thankfully, Edale provided clarity and guidance on every front.

I didn’t know what to expect from edale… but I was delighted with the super prompt and expert response via WhatsApp from Lawrie. Lots of good relevant information and ideas and a firm basis to move forward.

Edale were really helpful to me and gave me good pointers on the direction I should take. I’d go back to them for further advice without hesitation.

As a UK expatriate it is difficult to find accurate and impartial financial advice. I was pleased to discover Edale, who offer a comprehensive and personalised service. There is certainly no ‘hard sell’ and in my initial consultation I was able to discuss the options without any obligation. I’m not in immediate need of their fee-bearing services but if this changes Edale will be my first port of call.

Lawrie addressed my retirement aspirations, tax questions, and financial position with the specific cross-jurisdiction knowledge I’d been seeking. I now feel more confident about my financial health and look forward to seeing the options Edale has to help me get investments in order.

Lawrie is a great advisor, he has shown us clearly and simply how financial instruments work and what options we have. He has dedicated all the necessary time and has been proactive.

Excellent help

My advice came from Lawrie Chandler who i found very helpful, friendly & easy to deal with, whilst remaining professional. Living overseas it was tricky to get advice & not being a financial person made it difficult to understand all the implications. Lawrie was patient during explanations & a pleasure to deal with.
I would highly recommend Lawrie & Edale.
Julie.

Excellent call with Lawrie who gave me frank and straightforward advice which was valuable. Much appreciated.

I worked in Australia for 2 years under the 456 visa. After I left Australia in 2012. I was looking for a way to recover the funds that my former employer debited from my salary to place it in the Australia Superannuation. For almost 5 years I was looking for advice to recover my funds that were in the sunsuper Australian Superannuation. Many times I got myself with many buracratic obstacles, especially trying to recover the funds from abroad. The process to recover the funds through the web page of the Australian tax office and the sunsuper website is very cumbersome and discouraging. My complications ended when I came across with Edale. Under the advice of Edale I was able to recover the funds and deposit them in the bank account of my preference. Edale completed the due diligence in an effective and fast way, helping me to receive the funds in a short time.

Lawrie was very helpful – I had a quick question which I was struggling to find answers for and Lawrie answered it quickly and clearly. Thank you!

Very efficient and informative. Lawrie was a consumate professional and helped with my individual needs. Would definitely recommend!

Asked for a Zoom interview as I was confused about the likely tax rates and how to proceed on my little US retirement savings from a two-year employment some years ago, being a permanent UK resident and finally old enough to take them out. Laurie clearly knew the exact situation, helped me to understand the jargon, could answer all my questions easily, and showed me clearly how to proceed so as to end up paying a much smaller tax rate than the scary 30% that I’d seen banded about on websites. No attempt to sell me anything I didn’t need, and a complete understanding that my income and savings are small and not ‘big gun’ investments. Very very helpful – thank you so much!

I’m teaching overseas and Lawrie gave me great advice on insurances and investments, thank you for all your help.

Thank you very much Lawrie for your effective diligence!