
Michael established Gaeton Financial Planning in 2021 as an Associate Partner Practice of St. James's Place — one of the UK's leading wealth managers, trusted by over one million clients (as at 21 December 2025) and rated 4.9/5 on VouchedFor across more than 38,000 reviews (March 2026).
Away from the office, Michael is married with four sons in their twenties, and divides his spare time between shouting at the TV when his football team plays and searching for his golf ball.
Better decisions. Less tax. More confidence about the future.
Protecting your family, funding your retirement, growing your capital, and safeguarding your legacy — these are some of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make. Get them right, and the results can be life-changing. Get them wrong, and the cost is often invisible until it's too late.
That's where I come in. Working together, you'll gain:
Clarity: From ISAs to inheritance, protection to pensions, I'll cut through the jargon so you understand your options and can choose between them with confidence.
Tax efficiency: Most people pay more tax than they need to, simply because nobody ever showed them the allowances and structures available. Making full use of them is often where advice pays for itself.
A plan, not just products: Your pension, investments, protection and estate shouldn't live in separate boxes. I'll make sure each decision supports the others — and your bigger picture.
Accountability: I'm fully qualified, regulated and authorised, and my advice is backed by a guarantee*. If I recommend something, I'm answerable for it — that's the difference between advice and information.
I hold one belief above all: the value of advice must always exceed its cost. If I don't think I can add value, I'll tell you.
*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 at https://www.sjp.co.uk/products.
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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 17/02/2025
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.