financial planning
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the devising of a program for the allocation and management of finances and capital through budgeting, investment, etc.
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the business of devising such programs.
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Later, when I asked him about fee-based financial planning, he dismissed my concerns and told me I was “searching for unicorns.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
In return, the broker-dealer may provide the adviser with research tools or software related to financial planning or compliance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
In price-sensitive countries like India, where studying abroad depends on careful financial planning, families are now far less willing to take that kind of risk.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The financial planning expert isn’t putting any cash in 529 college-savings accounts for his four kids because he wants more flexibility for his investments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
I appreciated their business savvy and the way they always looked out for me, but the last thing I wanted to think about on the eve of my nineteenth birthday was financial planning.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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