Since more and more financial decisions and responsibility for retirement savings are being placed on the employee, a solid grasp of the basics of financial literacy is necessary to have.

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If your goal is building wealth, you will want to make sure you are educated on the basics of investing and financial planning through whatever resources your employer offers.

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Rather than being distracted by pass routes and cover-two secondary schemes, they are forced to focus on the business basics of their brief career upon which the rest of their financial future is too often dependent.

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Beyond the basics, however, many physicians are remarkably oblivious to the financial implications of their decisions.

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And how will we, a nation of financial illiterates (according to a recent SEC report), get back to basics?

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There is a great opportunity for financial advisers to help their clients lower their tax drag by discussing tax basics, and the implications of recent tax legislation.

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