A chat about retirement, Italy, and The Golden Girls illustrates how financial planning can help a person uncover and achieve her deepest passions.

Helping people who are panicking about money is more important than a particular plan or a piece of investing advice.

A child's first smartphone can be a tool for teaching about budgeting, the value of work, and other important concepts.

Here are three financial stereotypes that just don't ring true to one experienced planner.

To really help their clients, financial planners need to create an environment -- both physical and conversational -- that's comfortable and reassuring.

Your car needs to be checked every year to make sure it's not a danger to yourself or others. Why shouldn't the person handling your money get the same treatment?