/* MERCERBRIDGE Advisor Network / How It Works. Self-contained page stylesheet. */
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/* Match existing template without inheriting dark headings on navy */
.mbhw-page .mbhw-hero h1.text-white,.mbhw-page .mbhw-contact h2.text-white{color:#fff!important}
.mbhw-page .mbhw-hero h1 em{color:#eab363!important}
.mbhw-page .mbhw-page-content .mbhw-button{color:#0a1b31!important}


/* How It Works: refined editorial process, scoped to this page */
.mbhw-process-editorial{
	background-color: #ECE3D4;
	padding: clamp(5rem,8vw,8rem) 0
}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-process-intro{max-width:800px;margin:0 0 clamp(3.5rem,6vw,5.5rem)}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-process-intro h2{font-family:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(2.25rem,3.5vw,3.7rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.13;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:#192a49;margin:1rem 0 1.25rem}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-process-intro>p:last-child{font-family:'Manrope',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;color:#596273;margin:0}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));column-gap:clamp(3rem,7vw,8rem);row-gap:clamp(3rem,5vw,5rem)}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps li{min-width:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:3.5rem minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(1rem,2vw,2rem);border-top:1px solid #cbb994;padding:2rem 0 0}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-number{font-family:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;font-size:2.15rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1;color:#b28a4e}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps h3{font-family:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2vw,1.95rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;color:#192a49;margin:0 0 .9rem}
.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps p{font-family:'Manrope',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:.9375rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.8;color:#596273;margin:0;max-width:29rem}
@media(max-width:767px){.mbhw-process-editorial{padding:4.5rem 0}.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-process-intro{margin-bottom:3rem}.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps{grid-template-columns:1fr;row-gap:2.5rem}.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-steps li{grid-template-columns:2.8rem minmax(0,1fr);gap:1.2rem;padding-top:1.5rem}.mbhw-process-editorial .mbhw-editorial-number{font-size:1.8rem}}

/* Refined finish: no circular decorative outlines */
.mbhw-hero-curves, .mbhw-hero-curves::before, .mbhw-hero-curves::after { display:none !important; content:none !important; }