Philip Dragoumis
Director, Independent Financial Planner
About Philip
I’ve spent more than 30 years working in financial services, first in the City and now helping families make better decisions about their wealth.
Before founding Thera, I spent 20 years working in financial markets, including many years on trading floors. It was fascinating, fast-paced and taught me a huge amount about markets and investing. I’m a Chartered Wealth Manager and Certified Financial Planner™, with a Master’s in Finance from London Business School and an MA from Oxford University.
But after my third child was born, I started to question whether I wanted to spend the next 20 years doing the same thing.
One summer evening in Santorini, where my family has its roots and whose ancient name is Thera, I decided it was time to do something different.
I wanted to build the kind of financial planning firm I would want to be a client of. Independent, straightforward and deliberately small. A business where I could know my clients properly, give them honest advice and build relationships that lasted for years rather than complete the next transaction.
And that’s how Thera Wealth Management came about.
Today I work mainly with senior executives, professionals and business owners who have accumulated significant wealth and are starting to ask what it actually means for their lives.
Of course, we advise on pensions, investments and tax. But those are just the tools.
The interesting questions are much bigger. Do I have enough? When can I stop working? Can I afford to retire? How much can I spend? What should I do with my company shares? How much can I give my children?
The best part of my job is being able to tell someone that they have enough. That they can retire earlier, work less, travel more, help their children or simply stop worrying quite so much about money.
That’s what financial planning should be about.
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Director, Independent Financial Planner
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