Richard Fyfe – Director & Chartered Financial Planner

Richard joined Fyfe Financial straight from University in 2003 having graduated with a degree in Maths & Statistics from the University of Manchester. Since then he has gone on to become one the most highly qualified advisers in the UK being a Chartered Financial Planner and having previously completed the Certified Financial Planner^CM Case Study Exam. Despite the large quantity of qualifications, Richard regularly reads books, listens to podcasts and attends courses as part of his quest to continually improve his knowledge and understanding of all areas of financial planning.

Richard lives in Crosspool, Sheffield with his wife Donna and his children Isabel and James. Life is hectic with two little ones to look after but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Richard and Donna have supported various charities over the years taking in part in numerous charitable activities. In response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in 2015, Richard and Donna orgainised a ‘Frozen Family Fun Day’ which raised over £3,000 for Save The Children’s Syrian Refugee Appeal.

They have also been active more locally, arranging a 12 Hour Relay Run around Crookes and Crosspool in 2018. This raised over £6,000 for a local mum’s fight against cancer when her treatment wasn’t available on the NHS.

Richard is also a keen runner and finally broke the 3-hour Marathon barrier whilst raising over £6,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital in the first half of 2021. Richard pledged to run 1,000 miles during the first 6 months of the year and managed to meet his target with a month to spare.

David Fyfe – Consultant

David, Fyfe Financial’s founder, has over 40 years’ worth of experience working in the financial services profession. He obtained a first class honours degree in Mathematics at Sheffield University before joining Yorkshire-General as an actuarial student in 1972. He then joined the company’s sales force and became Life Branch Sales Manager at Leeds in the early eighties. David set up his own business in June 1993 following 7 years with a national Independent Financial Adviser. In April 2002, Fyfe Financial Limited was formed.

When David’s career in financial services started, the industry did not have the greatest of reputations. However, he has always believed in providing sound, good value advice and has often been described as a “safe pair of hands” by his clients. David stopped advising clients in December 2012 in order to focus on the management of the business.

David has been married to Jean for over 49 years and has two sons, Stephen and Richard who are both Directors in the business. He has been a keen sportsman all his life, having played most sports with varying degrees of success. He still plays tennis and badminton as often as he can.