Opinion

The politics of long-term care funding has become very contentious in the run up to the election and the debate has moved from a relatively rational debate on options for the future to emotive political point scoring.

Following the market lows in early March 2009, there was a strong rally in UK equities as confidence grew throughout last year over the increasing signs of a recovery despite the economy struggling to leave recession.

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It's clear that the baby boom generation are a key part of an adviser's business model, as it's the section of the population with the most disposable income and the greatest savings.

It is now almost four and a half years since Adair Turner laid out the Pension Commission's recommendations for a new policy direction for both State and private pensions.

Clive Waller, managing director of CWC Research, discusses the contentious issue of platform charging.

Arecent edition of Countryfile looked at the rural elderly and the issues specific to them, such as mobility, access to care and support etc. It also mentioned very briefly, the actual inflation rate affecting individuals and couples in this category....

The standoff between Greece and the EU refuses to lie down, however it was IFAonline.co.uk's sister title 'Risk' magazine which skilfully pinned down the exact numbers in an article published in 2003.

Hanging in limbo is not a position anyone would want to find themselves. However, this is exactly the uncomfortable situation hundreds of advisers are currently in.

A favoured phrase among politicians, both across the pond and here in Blighty, the old adage ‘if it ain't broke, don't fix it' has become all too good an excuse for total inertia.