Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
There are four very good reasons to start investing. Do you know what they are?
Do You Owe The AMT?
If you want to avoid potential surprises at tax time, it may make sense to know where you stand when it comes to the AMT.
Protecting Your Business from the Loss of a Key Person
Business owners may be able to protect themselves from the financial consequences of losing a key employee.
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Building wealth requires protection from the forces of wealth destruction.
A Primer on Dividends
A company's profits can be reinvested or paid out to the company’s shareholders as “dividends."
Social Security: What’s Changing in 2016?
There have been a number of changes to Social Security that may affect you, especially if you are nearing retirement.
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Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
Surprises
Making the most of surprises is a great reason to work with us.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.