The new global stock market environment makes a financial adviser almost essential for everyone. Doctors should not treat themselves, and this principle applies to lawyers and other professionals just as much. Financial advice is right there on the same high street, with an intriguing mix of method and intuition. Today’s stock market investors are faced with problems of far too many choices. Screen based trading and liberal regulations mean that you can buy and sell on any stock market of your choice, no matter where you live and work. No one person can...

