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When your child begins college, take a gap year program, or go study abroad, there are three important documents he or she should have in place that will allow you to help in the event of an emergency or other circumstances. These estate planning documents, including a HIPPA release, are not just for college-bound children. Every young adult over the age of 18 should consider having certain legal documents in place.

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.

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.

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.

Slowing population growth is a global phenomenon. From this research report, learn how to establish a framework by which to understand the dynamics between demographics and economics, along with the likely effect on economic growth and financial markets in the coming decades.

Affordability, vitality, resiliency, and employee wellbeing are the key areas of focus when it comes to employee benefits in 2025. With this outlook, see how organizations will embrace innovative strategies as the cost of healthcare benefits—driven largely by skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices—will continue to pressure employers who are committed to maintaining these and other benefits. In addition, employers are enhancing benefits to improve mental health and employee wellbeing.

The top-line findings in this Report may sound familiar. Costly cancer claims. Widespread cardiovascular and metabolic health concerns. Unmet mental health and wellness needs and medical trend pushing up costs. But behind these enduring issues, a lot is changing—employers’ and insurers’ responses to these well-acknowledged themes cannot remain static. The trends outlined in this Report will help employers deepen dialogue with their advisors and insurers.

In a work environment where employees increasingly say they are burned out, this survey of 1,500 respondents shows that the most successful employers will be the ones who support their employees to alleviate the stressors consuming today’s workforce and challenging leaders. While the increase in burnout was a major finding, the survey also revealed other insights and notable findings that include the impact and importance of benefits and pay as the top two reasons to join a company and stay.