Structured products are overlooked and underrated, be it from a financial planning or a portfolio construction perspective. Rachael Marsden, senior investment director and head of structured products at Brooks Macdonald, believes it's time to give them the attention they deserve.

Decumulation is a tricky one. It's about more than accumulating in reverse and requires careful planning, a healthy amount of realism and foresight. Isobel Gingell, investment director at Brooks Macdonald, and Tom Fleming, wealth manager at Investment Quorum, explain how advisers can help clients achieve a decent income in retirement age from day one.

Many see the alternative investment market (AIM) as a financial Wild West – highly speculative in nature and laxly regulated. Laissez-faire as it may be, however, the AIM has some qualities that make it an attractive playground for investors. Ewan Millar and Joe Capaldi, senior investment director and investment director at Brooks Macdonald, chime in.