Possibly the only thing your clients may call you about this week ...

Our Dad's Army guide to what made financial headlines over the weekend

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Our regular review of the weekend's personal finance pages usually picks out three different stories but, this week, there is really just the one story covered in three different ways - each tying in neatly enough with a character from Dad's Army ...

Sergeant Wilson: "Do you think that's wise, sir?" Most of personal finance sections lead with the sort of pragmatic view you might expect from Captain Mainwaring's right-hand man. So the Mail on Sunday offers What Brexit means for your finances: Savings that can be made - and steps you can take to protect the family finances; The Telegraph has EU referendum: what you need to know about savings and mortgages; the Financial Times focuses on Brexit - how will pensions be affected?; and, revealing a slightly curious order of priorities, The Guardian asks What does Brexit mean for you? Holiday...

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