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Ready to work with a financial advisor or wealth planner? We’ll break down your questions, including what is financial planning, what does a financial advisor do, and what are fiduciary advisors?

What’s the difference between a wealth manager and financial advisor? We’ll talk about similarities between what wealth managers do and what financial advisors do, and how they may differ from one another.

Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC®, Senior Wealth Planner Thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions? Add financial wellbeing to your list. It’s a terrific time to identify goals and opportunities that may put you in a better financial position — not only in the upcoming year, …

When it comes to saving for retirement, people often ask their financial advisor, “How much should I have saved in my 30s?” Let’s take a look at where you should try to be with retirement planning during your 30s.

Over the last year, we experienced an economic recovery from an ongoing global pandemic, new and pending legislation that affected taxes and retirement planning, and more. So as you prepare to file your taxes, don’t just pack a folder with receipts and important documents. Consider th …

Wondering when you should start saving for a home or even begin a retirement savings plan? Start saving in your 20s will and get the gift of time and compounded interest.

Kevin Oleszewski, CFP® Senior Wealth Planner As the tax year draws to a close, many high-income investors will look to reposition their portfolios to intentionally generate losses as a way to offset gains — an investment strategy known as tax loss harvesting.

Kevin Oleszewski, CFP®, Senior Wealth Planner It’s hard to fathom, but there are a lot of employee benefits that people aren’t using correctly — or aren’t using at all.

What is the difference between preferred and common stock? Find a preferred stock definition and learn how common stock works.

By Craig Lemoine, Ph.D., CFP®, Director of Consumer Investment Research When you think about financial planning or wealth management, you may think those services are only needed and meaningful for people who have accumulated monopoly-style buckets of money. And while financial advisors and …

One common way investors lower their risk is to diversify their holdings with different assets. When you hold a mix of investments, your portfolio is protected from being wiped out if one investment fails.  Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and index funds are all assets that prov …