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Worried clients keep financial advisors on their toes with questions about topics, from asset allocation to long-term health-care insurance.
You may still be sorting out last year's tax return, but it's a good time to think about minimizing the tax hit to your wallet in 2015.
Big-ticket purchases can sabotage the best-laid financial plans of middle-class Americans, so consult an advisor before splurging.
Stocks and bonds are still strong, so many financial advisors plan to counsel clients to stay the course with asset allocation in 2015.
The fund industry is debuting ever more mutual fund and ETF product addressing investors' risk, income-generation and consistent-return concerns.
While the rules for calculating AMT haven't changed much, the increase in top marginal tax can make a tax-planning difference for small businesses.
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As trust beneficiaries feel the bite of Obamacare's 3.8 percent investment income tax and higher rates, estate planners look to reduce it.
Financial advisors advise against riskier, potentially more profitable portfolio allocations in the interest of long-term stability.
The financial services industry, not necessarily helping investors paralyzed with indecision by devising more portfolio choices, should limit options.
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