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These direct payments are intended to provide direct assistance to American taxpayers who have lost wages, jobs or opportunities because of COVID-19. But there is some fine print.

Most planners have navigated major market events before. Others, like me, have not yet seen anything like this in our adult or professional lives.

With fewer people investing in active strategies and more options to choose from, competition is extremely fierce.

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It has taken me eight years of conscious work to be able to discuss this topic so frankly.

Your goal should be a visually compelling site with brief, concise content that immediately tells a visitor who you are, says marketing expert Dan Sondhelm.

Can a home equity line of credit offer clients a bridge loan for troubled times? Says one, “I’m going to call those people and rehire them.”

Turning loss into profit in down markets can seem like magic to some clients.

Emulating traditional advisors, digital advisors are moving in the direction of planning offerings and advisor-client contact (albeit virtual).

To hear some regulators tell it, “commission” is code for churning — but the fee-based vogue gives rise to reverse charges, writes Mark Elzweig.