Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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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.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?
Earnings for All Seasons
Earnings season can move markets. What is it and why is it important?
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
At what point can you call a personal vehicle commercial?
What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy
Here’s a list of 10 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of long-term-care insurance.
Social Security: Two Benefit Strategies Eliminated
Here are several important changes to Social Security that may impact how and when you can begin taking income benefits.
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
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 Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?