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Acacia Parks, Ph.D., is chief scientist at Happify, a digital wellness company. Park’s research focuses on self-help methods for increasing happiness via books and digital technology, with an emphasis on objective and observable outcomes such as physical health indicators. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where her graduate research helped build the foundation for research on bringing happiness interventions to the general public. She regularly publishes articles in scientific journals, has edited three books and is also associate editor at the Journal of Positive Psychology. When she isn't doing research with Happify, she is an associate professor of psychology at Hiram College.

Industry veterans and newcomers offer their takes on key issues facing asset management companies.

On Wall Street takes a closer look at the work routines and feats of this year’s Top 40 Under 40 class.

Those who fail to repay their loans on time may face early withdrawal penalties.

“The more ties you cut, the better — auditors like to see a moving van and an itemized list of what was moved,” one lawyer says.

Deepen Desai is the vice president of security research and operations at Zscaler. He has more than 15 years of experience in security research and the analysis of advanced threats.

Woodbury Financial Services has added 572 advisors with $22 billion in client assets since the fall of 2017, CEO Rick Fergesen says.

Amit Unde, CTO, Insurance, LTI, leads LTI’s Insurance Solutions Office and Enterprise Architecture Practice in North America. He has almost 20 years of experience working with insurance companies across the globe. He has a blend of technology and insurance domain expertise, and has helped leading carriers, brokers and reinsurance firms in defining their Enterprise Architecture and IT Strategy Roadmap. Amit specializes in Commercial Underwriting and Risk Management Solutions, and has been at forefront of leveraging modern technologies such as Location Intelligence and Big Data Analytics, for better risk selection and pricing.

For many workers, moving assets from old 401(k)s into a traditional IRA may not be a smart move. One reason: IRAs often don’t offer stable value or guaranteed fund investment options as do most 401(k)s.

Emil Abedian is a Certified Public Accountant and founder of Anchor Bookkeeping, a service offering affordable yet personalized one-on-one bookkeeping services for small business owners.