Get SAFE (Support After Financial Exploitation)

The FCA is asking firms to write more clearly.

The Academy of Life Planning is helping people understand whatever firms choose to write.

This week the FCA revealed that only 6% of investment disclosure documents it reviewed were written in plain English. Every document assessed fell below the level expected to be understood by someone studying for GCSEs.

That's an important finding.

Clearer communication from firms is long overdue.

People affected by financial exploitation often tell us they wish they'd had someone to ask before they signed.

AI can't replace legal or financial advice, but it can help people slow down, ask better questions and recognise potential risks before irreversible decisions are made.

Sometimes restoring agency begins with creating enough space to think.

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For people harmed by financial exploitation or institutional behaviour, agency is often damaged before money is recovered.

The first step is not escalation.

It is getting safe.

Stabilise first. Structure the facts. Then surface options.

When people are overwhelmed, clarity itself becomes a form of protection.

This is exactly why Get SAFE exists.

After financial harm, many people are not short of evidence. They are short of calm, structure, and a way to make sense of what has happened.

Goliathon helps people organise their documents, separate facts from interpretation, and identify the questions that still need answering.

It does not replace legal advice.

It helps people arrive better prepared, less overwhelmed, and more able to participate in their own case.