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Helpful Content
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.
Money Draining Food Myths
These food myths will really put a drain on your wallet.
What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
Six overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy
Do you have an estate strategy? You should.
Avoiding Cognitive Decline
Try these activities to keep your brain sharp.
Test Your Life Insurance Knowledge
How much do you know about one of the most important tools you have to help protect your and your family’s financial future?
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.
The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
How literate are you when it comes to your finances? Brush up with these five basics.
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Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
What to Do When You Lose Your Wallet
Ever lost your wallet? Frustrating. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.