Five things your clients will call you about this week

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It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

A 'golden' retirement With the end of final-salary schemes, falling annuities and inflation, it can be easy to be pessimistic about retirement income but, as the Independent on Sunday explained, some careful planning can still go a long way. Making the most of ISA allowance, exploring SIPPs and taking advantage of workplance pension schemes were all touted as ways of setting up a "golden retirement". Readers were also encouraged to look into peer-to-peer lending, although there was a reminder that there is no FSCS protection in this area. Toxic products In the wake of recent wa...

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