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For financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients, the opportunities and acronyms look endless. Three experts explain the key questions to consider.

With the recent bull market being driven by just a few companies, many clients are asking: Why wasn't I in that stock? Here's how to answer.

The agency is hoping to counter a widespread impression that people can get away without paying their taxes, according to Commissioner Werfel.

Sharon Cornelissen if the director of housing at the Consumer Federation of America.

Marcin Nowak is the founder of Decerto, a company specializing in providing software solutions for automating the work of insurance agents. A graduate of computer engineering and postgraduate MBA studies. Creator of the Higson software – a business rules engine. He has been associated with the insurance industry for over 20 years, specializing in automation, the impact of technology on the insurance sector, underwriting, and management. A proponent of the smart insurance technology concept.

Nancy Germond, MA, ARM, AIC, ITP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is Executive Director, Risk Management and Education, for Big 'I' national.

Nancy is a second-generation insurance professional and an accomplished risk and claims manager. As the Executive Director of Risk Management and Education at the Big I, Nancy has authored scores of risk-management related articles and presents to organizations like the Public Risk Manager Association (PRIMA), claims associations, and the Society for Human Resources. She is also the author of Workers' Compensation in Two Hours, a book geared toward small business owners and new insurance agents who want to learn more about this important coverage.

Nancy graduated with honors from Mills College and earned her Master's in Sociology from Lincoln University. She holds the Associate in Risk Management designation, the Associate in Claims designation, and is a certified Insurance Training Professional. Nancy also holds the prestigious Senior Professional in Human Resources designations.

Neil McLaughlin, who'taking over RBC's wealth unit after running its personal and commercial banking divisions, is seen as a likely CEO successor.

After my last column about spreading out the tax season, several readers contacted me to share their experiences about making busy season more sane.

Advisors who don't consistently make their dollars-and-cents value apparent to clients risk not only being undervalued but also "laid off."

Doug Sabella is the CEO and co-founder of Payroll Integrations. Sabella co-founded Payroll Integrations in 2016 to simplify payroll and benefit processes for employers and advance employees' financial wellness. The company's technology introduces a direct, two-way connection between payroll systems and benefits providers (401k, HSA/FSA, etc.) to automate the process of onboarding employees, updating benefit plans and managing employer/employee contributions.