Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.
When to Self-Insure
Choosing to bear the financial burden of an adverse event is called self-insuring. Do you know what that entails?
Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
Experiencing negative returns early in retirement can potentially undermine the sustainability of your assets.
To Catch a Thief
Having your identity stolen may result in financial loss plus the cost of trying to restore your good name.
What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
In the face of divorce, making changes to insurance coverage may be overlooked.
Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
When selecting a fixed-rate mortgage, a borrower has to determine how many years to finance the loan.
Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
Insuring Your Second Home
There are unique risks of owning a second home and obtaining the proper coverage may protect you from financial risk.
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Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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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.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?
Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.