Wells Fargo advisor says lottery winners are on their own. If you win the Powerball, you'll need to make strategic decisions. Here's what to do.

Winning a major jackpot is less like finding a golden ticket and more like being handed a complex business overnight. The choices you make in the first hours and weeks can determine whether that money funds a lifetime of security or disappears in a few chaotic years.

A loophole in the system allows winners to stay anonymous in Michigan, despite state law requiring the winner's identity be made public.