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College graduation marks the start of a career with new responsibilities and decisions. It can be an exciting time but filled with uncertainty. If you are starting a job, it is time to begin planning your financial future. To get started, here are our best tips around budgeting and spending money wisely, checking your credit score, saving for retirement, understanding your company’s benefits, monitoring and protecting your online activity (both financials and social posts), building your business skills, and more.

Owners of family businesses sometimes find themselves spending more time working in the business than working on it, specifically on ensuring its longevity. This is partly due to dynamics which may require owners to choose between what’s optimal for their business and what’s best for their family.

Going to college is a major milestone—and for many members of the sandwich generation, it’s important to know how to get ready for that big moment, both from a financial and emotional perspective. Learn more about the College Planning topic in this episode of Invested: Advancing Women in Work and Wealth.

It’s not easy to plan for the unexpected while also caring for your family and taking care of yourself. In this episode of Invested: Advancing Women in Work and Wealth, meet Samantha Russell, Chief Evangelist at FMG and Linda Grant-Smith, Wealth Strategist at Baird, about their personal and professional experiences with caregiving. Both share their individual stories and share their advice on how women can prepare for a range of caregiving roles and family life stages, including prenuptials, parenting and childcare, and end-of-life planning.

When selecting a structure for your venture investments, there are key factors for family offices to consider, including having discussions to understand the objectives of the investment and the circumstances of potential investors.

Being an entrepreneur provides the opportunity to express your creativity and values through the work you do and to have ownership over every stage of that process. It also means honing an almost superhuman ability to keep track of every stage of operations, business goals, and business needs, while also trying to live your purpose. As such, it is especially important to take time to understand what your goals are and how you want your business to express itself in the world.

Join renowned neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova, and William Blair’s head of Private Wealth Management, Ryan DeVore, as they explore preventative steps people can take to maintain brain health and navigate the challenges of Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Pressure is building for professional services firms to tackle industry trends head-on, including M&A strategy, technology adoption, tax considerations, and succession planning. Some are also rethinking fee structures and commoditizing service lines; others are restructuring their partnership agreements and expanding their global reach as part of improving their client experience and meeting expectations. Instead of simply reacting to megatrends, competitive organizations and future-focused firms are making changes.

Understanding the nuances between retirement plans can be challenging. This Quick Reference Guide to Retirement Plans compares and contrasts features such as account establishment, account contributions, and accessibility.

In an uncertain economic environment, what can family offices do to bridge M&A valuation gaps with sellers? In this 10-minute interview with Brian Lucareli, Director of Foley Private Client Services and Arthur Vorbrodt, Co-chair of the Family Offices group, learn about the pros and cons of utilizing rollover equity, earnout payments, and/or a combination thereof, and how a family office may utilize these contingent consideration mechanics, as tools to bridge M&A transaction valuation gaps with sellers.