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People of color are more likely than white Americans to lack access to a pension, IRA or 401(k) at their jobs. Public plans may offer a limited solution.

The benchmarking product can compare advisors to peers, but experts say that users should keep their personal goals top of mind.

Witnesses described massive problems with communication systems and staffing levels at a Congressional hearing. It’s unclear whether the problems will be solved anytime soon.

Advisors — some inspired, some resistant — envision client contact in a post-coronavirus landscape.

“It’s like shopping on Amazon for real estate,” says one investor. But clients pay a premium for the access and convenience.

Don't neglect the FAFSA and other ideas to help families with annual incomes of more than $300,000.

With careful planning, they can be among the 72% of U.S. students to get need-based assistance.

Without the marital deduction, a certain category of married clients will have challenges inheriting property outright.

When the going gets stressful, the stressed can go AWOL, leaving the advisor in limbo.

From curating trips to Italy to designing their own software, these planners found creative ways to deepen existing client relationships and make new ones.