In a volatile financial climate, Zar Toolan, Columbia ’01, is on the cutting edge of investment advising practices. Toolan, a Wells Fargo senior vice president and director of advice quality, is a proponent of goals-based financial planning, where the aim of investment advisors is to help their clients meet personal goals and achieve desirable outcomes,…

In 1996, a tragic accident took the mobility of varsity track athlete Jess Markt. With the help of his brothers, he has overcome his disability and channeled it into a quest to help others.