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.hero .hero-image{left:auto!important;right:0!important;top:0!important;width:43%!important;height:100%!important;object-fit:cover;object-position:69% center}
.hero .hero-shade{display:none}
.hero-content{padding-top:0;padding-right:calc(43% + 2.5rem);z-index:1}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.65rem,3.9vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.07;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:19px 0 22px;max-width:650px}
.hero h1 br{display:block}.hero-copy{color:var(--muted);font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}
.hero .eyebrow.light{color:var(--gold)}.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em}
.button-row{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;margin-top:28px}.button{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.055em;padding:14px 22px;border-radius:0;line-height:1.5;text-align:center}
.button-gold{color:var(--white);background:var(--gold)}.button-gold:hover{background:#5b252c}.button:hover{transform:none}
.text-link{font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:.055em}.hero .light-link{color:var(--ink-deep)}
.hero-foot{position:relative;left:auto;bottom:auto;transform:none;margin-top:30px;color:var(--muted);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.055em;gap:15px;max-width:1180px;padding-right:43%;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-foot span+span{padding-left:15px;border-color:var(--line)}
.trust-grid p{padding:21px 26px}.trust-grid strong{font-size:19px;font-weight:400}.trust-grid span{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6}
.section{padding-top:64px;padding-bottom:64px}h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.3vw,3rem);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.intro-grid{grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:70px}.intro-copy{padding-top:5px;font-size:17px}
.issue-section{background:var(--stone)}.issue{min-height:0;padding:30px 24px}.issue h3{margin:25px 0 14px;font-size:28px}.issue p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}.issue-number{color:var(--gold);font-size:12px}
.section-heading{margin-bottom:32px}.split-heading{grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr;gap:55px}.split-heading>p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7}
.stage-grid{display:block;border-color:var(--ink-deep)}
.stage-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.5fr 1.8fr;gap:18px 28px;align-items:start;min-height:0;padding:28px 0;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.stage-card:first-child{border-left:0}.stage-card:hover{transform:none;background:#eee9df80}.stage-label{font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;padding-top:5px;letter-spacing:.07em}
.stage-card h3{margin:0;font-size:29px;line-height:1.12;max-width:330px}.stage-card p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7}
.stage-card .card-link{grid-column:3;margin-top:0;font-size:12px;justify-content:flex-start;gap:18px}
.feature-grid{grid-template-columns:.3fr 1fr .8fr;gap:48px}.feature-index{font-size:12px;color:#d0d6d5;line-height:1.6}.feature .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.feature-copy{font-size:17px;color:#d0d6d5}.feature-list p{font-size:14px;color:#d0d6d5}.feature-list strong{font-size:21px}.feature-list span{color:var(--gold-soft);font-size:12px}
.process-grid{background:transparent;border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink-deep);gap:0}.process-grid article{min-height:0;padding:28px;background:transparent;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}.process-grid article:first-child{padding-left:0}.process-grid article:last-child{border-right:0}.process-grid span{font-size:28px}.process-grid h3{margin:24px 0 13px;font-size:25px}.process-grid p{font-size:15px}
.resource-grid{gap:28px}.resource-card{min-height:240px;padding:25px 0;background:transparent;border:0;border-top:2px solid var(--ink-deep)}.resource-card span{font-size:12px}.resource-card h3{margin:35px 0 24px;font-size:26px;line-height:1.18}.featured-resource h3{font-size:34px}.resource-card p{margin-top:auto;font-size:15px}
.closing-cta{padding:55px 0;background:var(--ink-deep)}.closing-grid{grid-template-columns:.3fr 1fr .8fr;gap:40px}.closing-grid>div p{font-size:16px;color:#d0d6d5}
.site-footer{padding:55px 0 25px}.footer-grid{gap:35px}.footer-grid>div:first-child p,.footer-grid>div>a:not(.brand),.footer-note p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75}.footer-grid h3{font-size:12px}.footer-bottom{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.045em;line-height:1.7;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:35px}.footer-brand{font-size:24px}.footer-brand .brand-mark{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.inner-hero{padding:55px 0;background:var(--stone);color:var(--ink-deep);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.inner-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4.5vw,3.9rem);line-height:1.09;max-width:920px}.inner-hero .eyebrow.light{color:var(--gold)}.inner-hero>div>p:last-child{color:var(--muted);font-size:18px}.inner-hero .article-meta,.inner-hero .breadcrumbs{color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;line-height:1.6}.inner-hero .breadcrumbs a{color:var(--ink-deep)}
.content-layout{grid-template-columns:200px minmax(0,760px);gap:65px}.content-aside p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:.055em}.article{max-width:760px}.article p,.article li{font-size:18px;line-height:1.85}.article h2{font-size:34px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:44px}.article h3{font-size:25px}.article ul{list-style:disc}.article ol{list-style:decimal}
.answer-box{padding:28px 0;border-top:2px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:transparent}.answer-box span{font-size:12px}.answer-box p{font-size:23px;line-height:1.55}.byline span{font-size:14px}.article-table{font-size:15px}.article-table th,.article-table td{padding:14px}.article-callout{padding:25px;border-radius:0}.source-section p,.source-section li{font-size:15px}
.cards-page{gap:30px}.simple-card{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink-deep);background:transparent;min-height:250px;padding:28px 0}.simple-card small{font-size:12px}.simple-card h2{margin:35px 0 20px;font-size:28px}.simple-card p{font-size:15px}.principle-card{background:transparent;border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:25px 0}.principle-card p{font-size:16px}.notice{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75}
.calculator-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(0,.8fr)}.calculator-card{box-shadow:none}.calculator-card form,.calculator-result{padding:30px}.calculator-result{background:var(--ink-deep)}.calculator-result h2{color:#f0d9b1}.calculator-notes{border-top-color:var(--gold)}.calculator-result .button{color:white;border-color:#b6c4c9}.hub-grid a{background:transparent}.hub-grid a:hover{transform:none}
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@media(max-width:760px){.shell{width:calc(100% - 40px)}.header-inner{min-height:78px;gap:15px}.brand{font-size:23px}.hero{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;padding:0;min-height:0}.hero .hero-image{position:relative!important;order:2;width:100%!important;height:250px!important;object-position:center 37%;inset:auto!important;opacity:1}.hero-content{order:1;padding:34px 0 30px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.45rem,6.7vw,3.3rem);line-height:1.08;margin:18px 0}.hero-copy{font-size:17px}.hero-foot{order:3;position:relative;margin-top:0;padding:18px 0;gap:10px;left:auto;bottom:auto;transform:none;font-size:10px}.hero-foot span+span{padding-left:10px}.hero .button-row{align-items:flex-start;gap:18px}.button{min-height:48px;max-width:100%}.section{padding:42px 0}.intro-grid,.split-heading,.content-layout,.feature-grid,.closing-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:25px}.intro-copy{font-size:17px}.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.trust-grid p,.trust-grid p:nth-child(3){grid-column:auto;border-left:0;border-right:0;padding:18px 0}.trust-grid p:last-child{border-right:0}.issue-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.issue{padding:25px 17px;min-height:0}.issue h3{font-size:26px;margin-top:18px}.issue p{font-size:15px}.stage-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px;padding:25px 0;min-height:0;border-left:0}.stage-card h3{margin:0;max-width:none;font-size:28px}.stage-card .card-link{grid-column:auto;margin-top:5px}.resource-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.featured-resource{grid-column:auto}.resource-card{min-height:0}.resource-card h3{margin:25px 0 18px}.process-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.process-grid article,.process-grid article:first-child{padding:25px 0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.process-grid h3{margin-top:16px}.inner-hero{padding:35px 0}.inner-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,7vw,3rem)}.content-aside{position:static}.article p,.article li{font-size:17px;line-height:1.85}.article h2{font-size:29px}.calculator-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.calculator-card form,.calculator-result{padding:23px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px}.footer-grid>div:first-child,.footer-note{grid-column:1/-1}.footer-grid>div:first-child p{max-width:440px}.footer-bottom{display:grid;gap:8px}.cards-page{grid-template-columns:1fr}.simple-card{min-height:0}.simple-card h2{margin-top:25px}.feature-index,.closing-grid>.eyebrow{grid-column:auto}}
@media(max-width:400px){.brand{font-size:21px;gap:8px}.brand-mark{width:31px;height:31px}.hero h1{font-size:2.5rem}.hero-foot{font-size:9px;gap:7px}.hero-foot span+span{padding-left:7px}.issue-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.issue{border-left:0;border-right:0!important;padding:22px 0}.issue h3{margin:14px 0 10px}.hero .hero-image{height:220px!important}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*::before,*::after{animation:none!important;transition:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}}

/* Public launch: the private adviser portal keeps its own separate styles. */
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