Your Financial Future
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Helpful Content
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
The ABCs of Zero Coupon Bonds
Understanding some basic concepts may help you assess whether zero-coupon bonds have a place in your portfolio.
Errors and Omissions Insurance
E&O insurance is specifically designed to protect you, or your company, from the risk of a client’s dissatisfaction.
Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
When considering life insurance, it's important to understand your options.
Personal Finance Tips for Military Families
Military families face unique challenges, making personal finance even more critical.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
Longer, healthier living can put greater stress on retirement assets; the bucket approach may be one answer.
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Where Is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, “What’s next for the financial markets?”
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
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.