Business consultant Steve Billingham asks if all advisers are doing the same thing, how can anybody stand out?

Lewis Benson is the new blood everyone keeps saying the advice space needs. He is 20, a degree student, and he really wants to be an independent financial adviser. Follow Lewis on his journey from wannabe to winner on IFAonline.co.uk...

Andy Brown, investment director at Prudential Portfolio Management Group, on why transparency is not a cure-all for the industry's woes.

Ed Dymott, head of commercial and business planning at Fidelity International, reveals what it will take to get your business RDR-ready.

Gilliat Financial Solutions has launched two products offering investors the choice of investing via a deposit structure or a capital protected structure.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management’s David Coombs explains why his firm eschews the typical stochastic model

Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group dissects the latest life planning tool available on the iPad.

This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: Do you feel the government's plans for public sector pension reform are sensible?

Gary Thomson, head of business consultancy at AXA Wealth, examines what a thriving IFA business and a successful racing car team have in common.

Investment trusts have an inbuilt advantage over of their open-ended peers in the run up to RDR, writes F&C's Ed Morse.