Consumers

The benefits, tangible and intangible, that people reap from working with a financial adviser are well-documented. For example, according to research conducted on behalf of AXA Equitable Life, the median retirement account balances for K-12 educators who work with a…

As the parent of a 31-year-old daughter with special needs, Lili Vasileff knows first-hand just how much financial strain that situation can exert on a family. “The costs can be enormous, and it feels like you’re always at risk of…

As a nation, we clearly are better at spending our money than we are at saving it. That goes for our federal government, which has made a habit of running large budgetary deficits, and it goes for individuals and households,…