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I’m 64, retired, and want to invest $400,000 of my $2.4 million portfolio in a winery startup. Am I crazy?
We ask wealth advisers to weigh in on the wine business and how to finance a retirement startup.
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Are You Eligible for the Amazon Prime Settlement Refund?
Amazon agreed to a historic $2.5 billion settlement over its Amazon Prime memberships. Find out if you're eligible for a refund and how to claim it.
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How to Keep Your Business on Track, From the Authors of 'Hone'
Business owners like this chef could learn valuable lessons from 'Hone,' including how caving in to pressure to quickly expand could lead to business 'drift.'
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A Blueprint for Helping to Build Your Advisory Practice
As a financial professional, you can draw lessons from Advisors Excel's journey to find ideas, strategies and inspiration for growing your own advisory business.
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Serving the HNW Market: How Financial Advisers Can Break Through and Deliver Lasting Value
Financial advisers have a significant opportunity to serve high-net-worth clients by elevating their capabilities, delivering comprehensive planning, building diverse teams and prioritizing family wealth education.
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Don't Just Sell, Connect: How Financial Advisers Can Ignite Their Sales Growth
Avoid complacency and embrace small, consistent improvements to optimize your sales process and results.
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Are You a Small Business Owner Buckling Under Economic Pressure? Here's How You Can Cope
Significant emotional and financial challenges, including tariff worries, are piling up on small business leaders. Here's how leaders can develop more healthy coping strategies and systems of support.
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To Raise Prices or Not to Raise Prices: Tariff Tips for Small Businesses
Small businesses are making critical decisions. Should they pass on higher costs due to tariffs, or would that only cost them more in lost customers?
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Adapting to AI's Evolving Landscape: A Survival Guide for Businesses
Like it or not, AI is here to stay, and opting out could be disastrous for your organization. Instead, focus on what you can control and be flexible, as AI is still evolving.
