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Wealth gap lasts into retirement years; Will federal retirement wipe out Social Security benefits; Never too young to start saving for retirement

Walk into any wealth management firm, and chances are there won't be any African-American advisors at all. What's causing the diversity gap - and how can the industry fix it?

The silence about planning’s race gap is most insidious.

Without a quantum shift in savings habits, millennials are facing big trouble when they start approaching retirement.

People who benefited from exceptional efforts by planners include moderate-income workers hoping to become homeowners and college-bound students. See how advisors made a difference.

A new version of Oranj aims to help advisors be more strategic in the ways they run their businesses.

A Vanguard model aiming to forecast the next decade’s returns offers some useful takeaways.

M&A activity is up. But is there a more systematic way that advisors can take advantage of these deals?

Is there a better model for retirement planning? Michael Falk, partner with Focus Consulting Group, explains why advisors should shift their focus from stockpiling assets to covering clients' expenses.

A Roth conversion that increases reported income might also decrease health insurance premium tax credit and thus bumping up the cost of the conversion.