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Sylvester Ikekhua

Financial Planning Consultant DipPFS, CeMAP in West Midlands

A little bit about Sylvester

I work with business owners and individuals by providing a holistic financial plan to enable them to visualise and prepare for life scenarios now and in the future while accommodating immediate, medium and long-term life ambitions and goals. I am a passionate and highly driven financial planning consultant, with genuine desire to bridge the financial advice gap, improving the lives of my clients with my services.

I empower people to achieve their financial goals through tailored strategies and expert guidance in line with their goals, hopes and aspirations. I can help with many of life’s financial decisions, such as pension & retirement planning, savings & investments strategies and estate and inheritance planning.

My approachable style ensures a personalised jargon-free experience by helping my clients evaluate their financial situations, identify gaps and gain financial clarity for their peace of mind. As a holistic financial planner, I’ll seek to guide you to effectively unlock, plan, protect, grow and sustain your wealth.

Find out more about me below.

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Whether you want help getting your pension in a good place, or to ask me about any other financial need you might have, I’m here to help.
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How can you boost your pension pot?

In the UK, there are around 3.3 million pension pots that are considered as ‘lost’, containing an average of around £9,500 per pot*. Nobody wants to be missing out on money they have built up in a pension, but there’s good news - this kind of financial hit is completely avoidable.

Here are three simple ways to make sure your pension is working its hardest for you.

1. Check up on it

This one might seem obvious, but it’s easy to lose track of your pension pots, where they are, and what they’re doing. If you make a note of your pension providers, and check your pot(s) regularly, you’re far less likely to lose one of them over time.

2. Look at your investment allocation

Your investment allocation is where and how you’re investing your pension. Often, people will just use their pension provider’s default setting. But this might not actually be right for your retirement goals and risk profile. So, it’s a good idea to revisit this every few years.

3. Bump it up

If you’ve had a windfall recently, like a pay rise, bonus, or inheritance, putting a portion of it into your pension is a good idea. Not only is it tax-efficient, but you’ll be glad when your retirement comes around.

As an adviser, my role is to help you get all of this done simply, with all the facts and information you need. That might be helping you review your risk profile, consolidating old pension pots, or making a plan to help you retire early. Investing can help your money grow over time, but the value of investments can go down as well as up.

If that sounds good to you, please get in touch.

Approver Quilter Financial Services Limited. June 2026.

* How to find old pensions - Which?

Business Services & Protection

Commercial mortgages/remortgages, workplace pension and employee benefits. Commercial mortgages are by referral only.

General Insurance

Home contents insurance, buildings insurance.

Holistic planning

Establishing and reviewing trusts, complete personal risk management planning, short- and long-term savings and investments.

Mortgage

First time buyers, remortgages, buy-to-let.

Income Protection

Permanent health insurance to provide a regular income should you be unable to work due to illness or injury.

Investments

Wealth management advice to make your money work as hard as it can for you, including making the most of any tax breaks available.

Pensions

Expert advice to help provide comfort in your retirement.

Protection

Whole of life and term assurance protection, private medical arrangements, critical illness insurance.

Dental & Medical

Financial planning for dental and medical professionals, in-depth knowledge of NHS pensions and needs of hospital doctors, GPs, dentists and locums.

Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning

  • The Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning from the Chartered Insurance Institute develops core technical and initial financial planning understanding.

Certificate in Equity Release

  • The Certificate in Equity Release is a specialised and highly regarded qualification within the financial services industry. Designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to provide expert guidance on equity release products, this certification programme plays a pivotal role in ensuring that individuals can make informed decisions about releasing equity from their homes.

Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice - Level 3

  • CeMAP is the benchmark qualification for individuals aspiring to become mortgage advisers. It gives the skills, knowledge and certifications to deliver mortgage advice and practice.

With over many decades of varied professional and entrepreneurial experience, I am a truly passionate financial planner dedicated to bridging the financial advice gap, engaging, enlightening, and empowering my clients with the knowledge to navigate financial complexities through tailored financial strategies. I provide personalised solutions that enhance financial clarity, confidence for long-term sustained success, by helping my clients avoid those costly financial mistakes.

Areas that I can help with but not limited to:

  1. Holistic Planning
  2. Investments & Savings
  3. Pensions and Retirement planning
  4. Inheritance Tax and Estate Planning
  5. Protection – individual, family and business protection
  6. Personal tax planning
  7. General Insurance

My client’s goals, priorities, hopes and aspirations come first. The key advice stages for my clients are

  • Understanding – I start by actively engaging and listening to deepen my understanding of my clients’ financial goals, hopes and aspirations, to enable me to provide tailored advice and services that align with their core objectives
  • Building – it’s how I provide tailored and evidence-based recommendations so that my clients can achieve their set goals
  • Implementation – acting as my clients’ guiderail to ensure everything is set up correctly and in line with their set objectives
  • Monitoring – Provide regular on-going reviews to ensure the recommendation continues to be right at every stage of my client’s life journey.
  • I am available for face to face or remote meetings, check for my availability and book a no-obligation initial conversation or perhaps you’d like to hear a second opinion.

What to expect

In advising you, I follow a simple and trusted 3 step process:

1. Free intro call to understand your needs

We will arrange a time to talk about your goals and plans.

2. Personalised plan

I'll prepare a tailored plan which always takes full account of your goals, and gives you the steps and expert support from me to get there. All explained simply.

3. On going check-ins, on your terms

I'll be there as your financial adviser to give you the support you need.

The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate some employee benefits, tax planning, inheritance tax planning, estate planning, succession planning, trusts or some buy-to-let mortgages.

The guidance and/or information contained within this website is subject to the UK regulatory regime and is therefore targeted at consumers based in the UK.

Registered Office: Quilter Financial Advisers, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AB. Tel: 0207 562 5856. Registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 05693185. Lighthouse Financial Advice Limited, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AB. Tel: 0207 562 5856. Registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 04795080.

Quilter Financial Planning Network only: This financial promotion was approved by Quilter Financial Services Ltd & Quilter Financial Ltd on 01 August 2022.