Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

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Many wealthy retirees hesitate to spend their savings. Advisors share how budgeting and cash flow planning help clients enjoy their wealth.
Despite common assumptions, child-free clients have plenty of planning complexity. Advisors shared their approach to planning for this demographic, from encouraging "no-kid dividends" to building care teams early.
A proposal is meant to ensure advisors can trade client assets on a discretionary basis without triggering onerous custody requirements, while also giving them a self-custody option for crypto.
Thirty-seven percent of those making more than $500,000 live paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs found, making this a problem for more than just lower-income workers.
The second-largest asset custodian tilts its policies toward larger firms as commission-free trading continues to eat into its business safeguarding client assets.