Five things clients will call you about this week

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It's our weekly round-up (though a day late due to the bank holiday) of articles your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

To sell or not to sell So, after last week's sharp slide in share prices halted the FTSE's remarkable rise in recent weeks (though the rally appears to have resumed today), several national newspapers attempted to tackle the question of what investors should do next. There was this piece in the Telegraph, and this ‘yes or no' article in the Guardian. It is likely to be a question on clients' lips too this week. Be prepared. Annuities - with a twist Is there any means of taking an income from a pension that combines the advantages of an annuity - the guarantee of a certain income f...

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