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There are plenty of compelling reasons for branching further into the many areas related to wealth management. But experts warn there are challenges, as well.

Every statistic relies on a series of assumptions and other factors. However, quantitative and qualitative responses are still important for prospective customers.

The estimate for the amount required for 65-year-old spouses is one of many from a study full of figures that financial advisors can use to highlight the value of HSAs.

In the year ahead, private equity, exchange traded funds and tax-loss harvesting promise to be top priorities for advisors leading the pack.

Young athletes are raking in as much as several millions of dollars a year, but the nascent legalized pay for student-athletes needs reforms, a new study said.

They give advisors an opening into deeper conversations with clients, while their clients can express the larger vision behind their hopes for the future.

A client's immediate health needs make saving their accounts until they're 65 or over a difficult endeavor, and the accounts carry some highly specific rules.

The emotionally and financially taxing process of a separation demands careful planning, multifaceted form-filing to the IRS and, probably, an advisor for each spouse.

The Pentagon agreed to create streamlined processes for those discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to apply for new military records.

The asset management giant called out the method of offsetting capital gains in this year's edition of its oft-cited study tracking the "alpha" of financial planning.