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In the second part of our series examining those little known features and tools on your favourite platform, IFAonline looks at Axa Wealth's Elevate.

Andy Zanelli highlights the top 10 questions about pensions and trusts

Maximising the opportunities starts with having the right partners

With the government announcing its latest ‘enterprise zones', unbiased.co.uk has put together some top tips with the help of its expert panel of professional advisers to help people set up successful businesses...

Risk is a hot topic at the moment. The turmoil on the stock exchange has seen a big increase in market risk while Standard & Poor's has lowered its opinion of the US's credit risk.

Stephen Peters, investment trust analyst at Charles Stanley, looks at how the investment trust sector is dealing with a testing 2011.

Matthew Stephens discusses how recent changes brought in by the Finance Act can bring estate planning benefits and lessen the impact of inheritance tax.

Nigel Barlow looks at the effects of living longer on retirement planning.

Peter Gould discusses the issues clients face when trying to get the most from their retirement income.

Providers are hailing it as a solution to pensioner poverty but retirement planners are taking a more cautious approach to using equity release in this way. Maryrose Fison takes a closer look at what advisers need to consider when advising on these products....