TESTIMONIALSI just wanted to thank you and your colleagues at Highwood for all your help in getting my pensions and retirement arrangements sorted out. Everything seems to be going well and the appropriate sums of money are coming in as planned. Dr Nicholas Bowen I have known John Helfgott for a long time and find him very trustworthy, professional and easy to deal with. Also dealt with his associates and they are also of the same high calibre. So all in all highly recommended. Tibor Szigeti John Helfgott is the consummate professional in delivering results. With excellent financial expertise and customer insight he ensures that the client gets the quality of service and product offering that the competitive market place requires. I highly recommend him. Warren Hampton Like many people I have used a number of financial advisors. The service at Highwood is the best. Their advice is tailored to my needs, they are always available and its delivered in a professional and balanced manner. Paul Hodgetts Thank you for all the advice and help you have given me over the years. I am particularly impressed with the personal relationship that has developed over the period and will certainly avail myself of your continued help with any future commitments I may enter into. Wally Finch After I sold my business I decided to take a serious look at my Pension Fund that I’d built up over many years and to appoint new financial advisors. Upon the recommendation of David Grunberg of Grunberg & Co, I approached Michael Gould and Highwood. It was important to me to be working with someone that I liked and felt I could get on well with, and Michael ticked those boxes. He appeared to be a man of honesty and integrity and he explained things in an easy to understand and relaxed fashion, and without any complicated technical financial jargon. He still does. I was looking for someone to take over my hard earned pension fund, look after it and invest it well, in order that it would in turn look after me going forward. I also wanted to sleep well at night, knowing it was in safe hands. So, 5 years on and I still sleep well at night, very well in fact. Michael and his team have looked after me extremely well, I’m now drawing down on my pension fund and am pleased to say that, even in this unsettled market, my fund is growing by at least, if not more than I’m taking out, and my capital is still intact. Peter Nye Highwood have given us some fascinating presentations on Financial Planning as well as Estate Planning and Inheritance Tax which will prove invaluable advice to many of our members. 
Penny Williamson
I've known Michael Gould of Highwood since the late 80's and during that time, he has always been professional, courteous and generous with his time, even in the early years! Michael's offices in central Watford are something to view - like visiting a fancy spa with a network of modern offices and meeting rooms, just no one to massage you. Thankfully, their financial advice and services are A1. 
Craig Moss
Michael Gould is a consummate professional with a detailed knowledge of his field, approachable and helpful.
Alex Marks
I've worked with Highwood since we started our company over 12 years ago. Highwood now not only works with my business partner and I, but also a large number of the 80 people that work here at Grand Union. In addition to always getting strong financial advice from the Highwood team, I rely on Michael Gould for crucial guidance and support in relation to my family and professional finances. His expertise, understanding and, above all, candour has proved invaluable throughout this time. 
Matt Nicholls We have been recommending our clients to Highwood for over ten years. Michael Gould and his team have continually exceeded their expectations. Highwood is our preferred recommendation for all our clients financial services needs. 
Howard Rissen Highwood have been providing financial services to Byways Limited for the last ten years starting with the inception of our Company Pension Scheme. They carry out all the administration for this scheme and also offer other financial services to our staff.
Byways are more than satisfied with the service that Highwood provide and would have no hesitation in recommending them to other companies or individuals.
David Hyde I have been a customer with Highwood for some years now. Initially, in 2003, we used their service to look after our Employees pension scheme, which they administer. I can honestly say the running of our pensions requires little if any input, save for our annual review, and that Highwood have made this task admin free for us.
Highwood are customer centered, their service is conscientious, they provide an essential service and make it easy for us. I now use Highwood across all our companies, in different market sectors, as well as financial planning and investments.
Renos Sideras
With Highwood’s professional and no nonsense approach, our staff obtain clear understanding of their personal financial issues. This gives them the confidence to better deal with their future investment needs.
Ian Reynolds
As a busy accountancy practice we continually meet with clients in need of good and trustworthy independent financial advice. As such, for many years we have known and recommended Highwood for this and their comprehensive, prompt and reliable service, and plan to continue to do so.
Leanne Leigh We have recently started to work with Highwood. We like the professionalism of the firm and have found them to be trustworthy and efficient in our dealings with them.
We value the relationship we have with the firm and their advice as an independent financial advisor. We feel they have offered sound advice and have done what we have asked.
Richard Werth
Being able to interface first-class advisers in their field with our clients is invaluable. Michael Gould and the Highwood team have been trusted professionals for many years and have been instrumental in expanding our offering to clients.
Daniel Garcia FCA I have known Michael Gould for many years. Throughout all of this time I have only ever found him to be a man of his word, someone who acts with complete and utter integrity in all that he does, and someone in whom I place the highest levels of trust in both business as well as personal matters. A hugely engaging trait is his ability to deliver extremely tough messages in a very sensitive way - he is never shy in saying what needs to be said but handles people with tremendous empathy. I would have no compunction whatsoever in recommending Michael or his company Highwood Financial Services to anyone who is looking for a professional, ethical, timely and meticulous service.
Mike Summerfield
I am writing to let you know how pleased I am with the financial advice provided by you and your team. In the time that you have been my financial advisor, I feel that you have turned my finances around and thus given me the peace of mind which I craved. You gave me a plan to start putting into action immediately which would mean that I could handle my finances better. The bottom line is that financially I am now in a much better and more secure position that I was a year ago and that actually I am thoroughly enjoying looking after my finances and I can tell you this is something I never thought I would ever say.
Mrs Irene Levin
My experience of Highwood is that they are run by people who put the interests of their clients first and are prepared to invest their own money into the same schemes that they are recommending to their clients. Honesty and integrity is the foremost asset that any financial advisor should have and Highwood are willing to dissuade a client from an investment if it is not in the clients best interests. If you want a personalised service, second to none, look no further than Highwood Financial Services."
Mr Peter Ferstendik I would like to convey to you my thanks for ensuring that my family and I were adequately protected in the event of either my wife’s or my own death or if either of us was to suffer a critical illness claim. Unfortunately we did need to claim and we are very thankful that you persisted in your advice to us and I can only compliment you on this and the service provided by Highwood and all your staff. Tony Hughes I was very fortunate to have sold my business prior to the economic crisis in October 2008. However, my wife and I were beset with worries about how to invest our life's savings; trying to dodge the pitfalls that claimed so many others was a real worry. We are grateful to Highwood for guiding us through the maze that is 'investment opportunity' pointing out with details the risks and merits of each scheme. Our objective was to get returns that outperformed the banks and general markets. The outcome was a range of successful bespoke investments suited to our needs, with satisfying yields ranging from 6% -32%, which needless to say we're delighted with. In particular we appreciated the quarterly meetings, regular calls and emails and the document packs detailing the overview of our portfolios. All this managed with us living in another country too. Over the past two years we have built up friendships made easier by the approachability and professionalism of you and your colleagues. With the financial forecast being one of slow recovery, we can sleep well knowing that Highwood is managing this important element of our lives. It is for this reason that we have as you know, already recommended your services to other friends and former colleagues.
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