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I'm a Financial Adviser: You've Built Your Wealth, Now Make Sure Your Family Keeps It
The most significant wealth transfer in history, an estimated $84 trillion, is underway as Baby Boomers pass on their fortunes to their Gen X and Millennial heirs. But most families aren't ready, and the cultural divide between generations may make it more complicated than ever to preserve that legacy.
From Job Loss to Free Agent: A Financial Professional's Transition Playbook (and Pep Talk)
The United States has experienced a significant wave of job losses. As of May, at least 12% of the 2.4 million civilian federal workforce have been affected.
In Engineering, an AI Regulation Scalpel is Better Than a Broad-Ban Sword
The U.S. Senate has a rejected a 10-year ban on artificial intelligence regulation, now states and others can step up to build regulatory AI frameworks for engineering
The AI Advantage in a Volatile Tariff Era
U.S. tariff policies are shifting so fast that American manufacturers are struggling to keep up — and the costs can be staggering. A shipment budgeted at $60,000 can balloon to more than $90,000 to $100,000 by the time it arrives at port.
AI Could Solve America's Infrastructure Problem. Institutions Need To Let Engineers Use It.
The state of America’s crumbling infrastructure continues to be a perennial concern as the scale of the problem continually outpaces both the funding and the human resources needed to solve it. Engineers have the solution — AI systems that offer unprecedented speed and potential cost savings — but to leverage its full potential, engineers need to take on a new role — and potentially a new business model.
In uncertain times, culture is your competitive advantage
Market uncertainty has roiled American businesses, whose bottom lines have been damaged by the economic whiplash that has come to define the last several months. It's an environment that's got both companies and their employees flailing, risking the well-being of even the most successful businesses — which is why business leaders need to hone in on corporate culture if they want to thrive or even survive during these uncertain times.
How to save small colleges from financial collapse
The financial warning signs have been flashing for years; schools that have been steadily creeping towards an enrollment cliff now find themselves facing these challenges head on, no longer able to cover their expenses with tuition and student fees.
How to Position Your Business for a Lucrative Exit Despite Private Equity's Slowdown
With more than a trillion dollars estimated in unsold assets, private equity's approach to an uncertain environment has been to stall, waiting on improved market conditions.
The billion-dollar remote work opportunity that rural America can't reach
Unless governments focus on adoption—not just access—they risk funding infrastructure that goes unused, while rural Americans remain cut off from healthcare, education, and the growing remote job market that today represents nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce.
How to Make Homeownership Possible for the Next Generation
The United States is in a housing crunch, with a national shortfall of supply, high prices and interest rates scaring off many potential buyers. The country faces a housing shortage estimated at between 4.5 million and 7 million homes – and the gap is only growing.
From Customers To Code: Why Your Next Buyer Might Be An AI
AI-native consumers are redefining what 'user experience' means—and in many cases, they won’t be the ones clicking the buttons. What you can do now to meet demand in a world where AI agents, not humans, drive the transaction.
The End of SEO: How AI Is Forcing a New Digital Strategy
The rollout of Google’s AI search function has led to a significant decline in web traffic, making it even more challenging for businesses to manage their online presence. The rise of large language model AIs is transforming how internet users discover information, forcing organizations to reorient their digital strategy approach towards truly owning their relationships with their customers and visitors.
Panic! at the GEO: How Do You Show Up in an AI Search Answer?
Search data firm Semrush predicts that AI engine queries will exceed traditional Google search queries some time in 2028. That has professional services CMOs and business development heads actively scrambling to ensure their firms earn a seat at the AI table.
ICE raids worsen construction's labor shortage. Contractors must respond.
In an already tight construction labor market, raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at jobsites threaten to deepen workforce shortages, drive up costs and create serious financial risks for contractors. In dealing with the fallout of these raids, construction companies will have to rethink their talent strategy to succeed.
The number of Google searches has begun to slip for the first time ever, while the number of generative AI queries is skyrocketing. And AI queries, unlike Google searches, don’t always return multiple pages of relevant links.
Why Cybersecurity Still Matters for America's Schools
The scale of cyberattacks against America's colleges and universities is stunning: 116 ransomware attacks in 2024 were reported before 2025 saw an explosion to 81 incidents in just the first quarter alone. If a university hasn't been hit yet, it's either been remarkably lucky or already has installed a bulletproof cybersecurity strategy.
Technology Unleashes the Power of Year-Round Tax-Loss Harvesting
As recent market performance has demonstrated, market declines can happen at any time of the year — making now a good time to consider tax-loss harvesting.
How Private Capital Could Be the Key to Rebuilding America
Private capital investment in infrastructure could be a more efficient and effective alternative to government funding, potentially stimulating the economy during uncertain times, creating jobs and delivering projects on time and within budget.
IRS Badly Needs Reform, Billy Long Isn't the One to Reform It
The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the Trump Administration’s new IRS Commissioner, for U.S. Rep. Billy Long. Unfortunately nothing in Long’s record suggests he’s up to the task of rebuilding the IRS’s credibility with the American public.