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A contact on Twitter highlighted an article in a US publication explaining why wives don't tend to fire financial planners, but widows do, writes Martin Bamford of Informed Choice.

Nick Platt, director at Henwood Court Financial Planning, says now is the time to remind clients of the five lessons underpinning a successful investment strategy.

Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed interest at M&G, discusses the impact on bond markets of S&P's downgrade of the US' credit rating.

From a near-term point of view the downgrade of US sovereign debt is a distraction and the actual impact on US Treasuries will likely be small, according to the chief investment officer at Barclays Wealth.

According to Standard & Poor's, the USA is no longer worthy of a ‘AAA' sovereign debt rating. Novatisam Asset Management's Frank Dolan asks, so what?

Scottish Life's Jamie Clarke lets off steam about misconceptions of auto-enrolment

Hargreaves Lansdown's Ben Yearsley says it is important investors retain a sense of perspective and look to the long-term following the sharp falls in global stock markets.

When the FSA's eagerly anticipated and much delayed platform policy paper finally dropped into our inboxes it provided yet another twist to the ongoing rebate debate.

Arch cru investors want to know why Capita won't be fined like 27 other firms who they say failed in the same way. Levy paying IFAs should want to know too.

The tale of the man who didn't lose enough limbs was a bad press day for critical illness cover but use it to explain to clients the importance of comprehensive protection advice.