Approach and first steps - income, assets, life assurance, pensions, debts; identifying goals and finding the gaps; what vehicles exist to help achieve the aims - lump sum savings, regular savings for investment, regular savings for protection, restructuring of financial arrangements, tax planning; simple financial planning - planning for a future capital commitment, lump sum savings, regular savings; sophisticated financial planning - reducing the tax bill, pensions, gilts, National Savings, PEPs, BES, Lloyd's, offshore funds, covenants, school fees, inheritance tax, trusts, business assurance, home income plans.