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Cash-strapped taxpayers may consider waiting until the new deadline to pay or to request a payment plan to buy more time to settle their tax bill.

As financial professionals we are not immune to anxiety — we are just informed and that’s a value-add for clients.

When Congress killed tax deductions for financial advice in 2017, the world was a different place. Now planners want them restored to help clients during the coronavirus crisis

“Ideally, you would like clients to try not to make really short-term decisions, however this is an unprecedented situation,” an expert says.

Since the all-stock purchase was announced, TD Ameritrade's valuation has plummeted and both firms are now operating with most, if not all, staff working remotely.

Flagship funds at Ken Griffin's firm had been down 5.3% through March 20 before things turned around.

“Traditionally, 401(k)s generally have some really good investment options that you wouldn’t be able to do on your own,” an expert says.

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

Even when the market was climbing to records earlier this year, John Miller’s risk appetite exceeded that of some of his peers.

Proponents make them a standing core equity holding, but not all advisors are sold. One calls them "marketing schemes."