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“I don’t have a lot of money but would love to hire a financial adviser. How do I do it?” It’s a question that we, as personal finance journalists, get frequently. Many people think that a financial ...

The other day a reader wrote into us making a good point: She wanted us to give people a more in-depth look at what a financial adviser might really cost them. Here’s her email, and below, we get into ...

Dear Liz: I know you advocate for fee-only financial planners, but is it worth it to pay someone 1% to 1.5% annually to “manage” your accounts? Especially if the accounts are fairly simple, such as a ...

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For lots of folks, having a professional financial planner in their corner is considered mandatory when it comes to retirement planning. But not everyone thinks about it until it’s too late. “Our ...

Financial planning expert Doug Fair is so passionate about aiding seniors in developing a successful retirement plan that he recently wrote and self-published a book on the topic: "The Cost to Be You ...