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Requests for mortgage advice increased by 50% in the first quarter of 2008 as consumers seek to protect themselves against the falling housing market, according to Unbiased.co.uk.

The big question on everyone's lips seems to be when to go back into commercial property, I'm worrying about how we're going to avoid repeating the mistakes and naïve advice of the last three years.

Is the credit crunch over? What is the outlook for the markets for the remainder of 2008? How should advisers be asset allocating on behalf of their clients? All these questions and many more will be answered when five leading fund management companies...

David Blunkett MP, former secretary of state for Work and Pensions, will give the keynote address ‘Live Now pay Later: Can we make the pension changes change the savings habit' at the London Forum 2008, hosted by IFAonline's sister publication International...

Joris Tolenaar explains how lifecycle investment products are helping investors to achieve their retirement goals without sleepless nights along the way

Philip Ingman highlights the role property can play in a retirement planning portfolio

Growth in the buy-to-let market is being driven by professional landlords with a long-term investment horizon, according to research by Paragon Mortgages.

Andrew Popper demonstrates how structured products can play an important role in retirement planning

Mark Pearson runs through the pros and cons of using different asset classes when investing for retirement

Bob Freeman gives a run down of what delegates can expect from this year's Morningstar Investment Conference