Swimming with sharks

There is research that gives you fresh insight, and there is research that confirms what you already know. A report this week from Zurich International Life which tells us expats in the Middle East are loathe to use financial advisors, is very much in the latter category.

While one in three expats say savings and investment is their number one priority, less than 10% turn to financial advisors for advice. Most prefer to take advice from family and friends, 38% work things out for themselves. Worryingly, just 2% of expat Arabs use financial advisors.

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