Some advisors—including those who use funds from the Vanguard Group—say they can’t compete with the fund company’s financial planning services that charge only 30 basis points and serve clients with as little as $50,000 in assets. So reports Financial Advisor.

Only 30% of charitable donors have had conversations with their advisors about make gifts in a more strategic and long-term manner. So reports the Fidelity Charitable’s 2015 Gifting Report.

In a recent study by Edward Jones, 66% of Americans were unable to describe 529 plans at a time when college tuition costs are increasing at a rate that exceeds inflation. So reports Middlesborodailynews.com.

A $100,000 investment in an aggressive portfolio offered by low-cost fund firm Vanguard would have grown to $268, 359 over the past 15 years, which is $42, 709 more than if the money had been invested in a similar Fidelity portfolio with higher fees, according to a study by financial columnist Paul Merriman of MarketWatch.