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Matthew Kemp

BSc (Hons), DipPFS

Ferndown Financial Planning is a family-run practice based in Dorset, providing clear and effective financial advice to individuals and businesses across the surrounding areas. We take the time to get to know you and understand your goals, enabling us to deliver tailored, holistic financial advice that best meets the needs of you and your family.

About

At Ferndown Financial Planning, we believe financial advice should be personal, transparent and built around long-term relationships. We bring over 40 years of combined experience within the financial services industry. We are proud to offer face-to-face advice you can trust, helping individuals and families make confident financial decisions for the future.

We are passionate about helping clients achieve their goals in later life through specialist retirement planning, while also providing guidance on inheritance tax planning, wealth management, tax-efficient investing, and protection for you and your loved ones. Our aim is to ensure your money works as hard as you do, giving you long-term financial security and peace of mind. Ferndown Financial Planning was founded with a simple vision: to provide somewhere local people can receive straightforward, trustworthy advice and support in turning their future financial goals and dreams into reality.

Prestigious industry status recognises the value I place on my development and gives clients the confidence that they are supported by one of the UK’s leading wealth professionals.
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We have many years of experience in wealth management and we are dedicated to your financial well-being.

My team are dedicated to your financial well-being.

Zoe Kemp

Practice Manager

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We offer an excellent wealth management service which will help you achieve your goals

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St. James's Place Guarantee

St. James's Place guarantees the suitability of the advice given by members of the St. James's Place Partnership when recommending any of the wealth management products and services available from companies in the group, more details of which are set out on the Group's website.

SJP Approved 05/06/2026

The Partner Practice is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James's Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the Group’s wealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the Group’s website www.sjp.co.uk/products. The ‘St. James's Place Partnership’ and the titles ‘Partner’ and ‘Partner Practice’ are marketing terms used to describe St. James's Place representatives.