Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.
Strategies For Managing Student Loan Debt
Five strategies for managing your student debt.
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
Trends in Charitable Giving
Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.
What to Look for in Personal Finance Apps
An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.
Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
It's important to make sure your retirement strategy anticipates health-care expenses.
Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
The uncertainties we face in retirement can erode our sense of confidence.
Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance
Purchasing homeowners insurance is critical for protecting your home.
Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
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What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?
Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate
Women and Retirement
Women must be ready to spend, on average, more years in retirement than men.
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.