Financial advisors are not required to have university degrees, but are required to pass certain exams by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Some 50 years after the birth of the independent planning movement, the industry is facing a succession crisis. In a rush to fill soon-to-be empty roles, firms have finally begun to build talent ...

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All dual graduate degree programs, including JD/MBA, MBA/MSDS, MA/MFA qualify for the same financial aid as the stand-alone graduate programs. Merit scholarships based on academic achievement, along ...

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Engineering, computer science and nursing degrees are among the college degrees with the best return on investment, according to a new study. Research has found that Americans are increasingly ...

Personal financial planning refers to the systematic and dynamic process whereby individuals optimize their financial resources (taking into account various financial risks and future life events) to ...

Can you get financial aid for a master's degree? This question is about paying for graduate school. With the federal government ending the Grad PLUS loan program, it closed a major source of funding ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Students admitted to a bachelor's-accelerated master's (BAM) degree program on or after July 1, 2019 will switch to graduate student status upon completion of the undergraduate requirements.

Millennials are better educated than previous generations, but that knowledge isn't keeping them from engaging in risky financial behavior. For instance, Americans born between the early 1980s and the ...