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Alex Molyneux
Chartered Financial Planner
After a successful period advising clients in Newcastle, Alex relocated to Edinburgh in early 2025 with his fiancée. He brings a wealth of experience and is motivated to build trusted lasting relationships with clients and professional connections in the area.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys the outdoors, making the most of his free time exploring his new hometown through walking and running. When he’s indoors, he’s a passionate chef who enjoys hosting friends and family.
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Our Edinburgh-based team has been advising clients across Scotland's capital city, the Lothians and surrounding areas since the 1980s.
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S Hughson
Professional, knowledgeable, intelligent and with a great range of product information. He obviously knows his stuff as my pension is working well and continues to grow. He communicates well and his bi-annual meetings are fun, chatty, informative and when he leaves, I always feel financially energised.
Professional, knowledgeable, intelligent and with a great range of product information. He obviously knows his stuff as my pension is working well and continues to grow. He communicates well and his bi-annual meetings are fun, chatty, informative and when he leaves, I always feel financially energised.S Hughson
Madeline, Edgbaston
I simply can’t recommend Simon and his team highly enough. They have been looking after me for over 10 years and helped me through some difficult times. I could not have managed without them. Thank you.
I simply can’t recommend Simon and his team highly enough. They have been looking after me for over 10 years and helped me through some difficult times. I could not have managed without them. Thank you.Madeline, Edgbaston
Nick from Worcester
Amber River Midlands provides us with a personalised, professional friendly service we can rely on to manage our finances and have confidence in our retirement plans. They understand and explain clearly the huge range of investment opportunities and the associated risk. A great team we can rely on.
Amber River Midlands provides us with a personalised, professional friendly service we can rely on to manage our finances and have confidence in our retirement plans. They understand and explain clearly the huge range of investment opportunities and the associated risk. A great team we can rely on.Nick from Worcester
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