Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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Asset Allocation
Consider how your assets are allocated and if that allocation is consistent with your time frame and risk tolerance.
What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Strategies For Managing Student Loan Debt
Five strategies for managing your student debt.
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
What Is a Roth 401(k)?
Roth 401(k) plans combine features of traditional 401(k) plans with those of a Roth IRA.
Earnings for All Seasons
Earnings season can move markets. What is it and why is it important?
Debt Stress
There’s a link between debt and stress.
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Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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.
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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.
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.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
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 Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Your DNA Test
If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.