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Inflation - Back to the Future
Even low inflation rates over an extended period of time can impact your finances in retirement.
How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.
Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.
Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Newly Married
Marriage changes everything, including your insurance needs.
Keeping Summer Safe: Pool and Spa Safety Tips
Each year hundreds of children die or are injured in pool accidents. By taking seven steps, you can keep your pool safe.
Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
It's important to make sure your retirement strategy anticipates health-care expenses.
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Emotional biases can adversely impact financial decision making. Here’s a few to be mindful of.
The Most Overlooked Item of Any Home Improvement
The item most homeowners forget on their home improvement project checklist is insurance.
The Anatomy of an Index
The S&P 500 represents a large portion of the value of the U.S. equity market, it may be worth understanding.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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.
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To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?
Suddenly Single: 3 Steps to Take Now
Have you found yourself suddenly single? Here are 3 steps to take right now.
Do You Feel Lucky?
Recent changes in estate tax laws could affect the strategy you have in place.
The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.