The client should be at the forefront of everything we do in the financial planning profession. Along with the members of my team, it’s our clients who make our business. Without them, we simply wouldn’t have a business.

One of my clients died on Saturday. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by family and loved ones. It was, as far as these things can be, a ‘good death’.

IFAs have typically failed to update their blogs on their websites for six months at a time, according to research by a new adviser-focused media company founded by Chartered Financial Planner Martin Bamford.

Where would you like to live when you grow older? There’s a lot to consider. Will your home be manageable as you become older and perhaps less mobile?