Your Financial Future
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Helpful Content
What Is a 1035 Exchange?
1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
The Investment Risk No One’s Ever Heard Of
You face a risk for which the market does not compensate you, that can not be easily reduced through diversification.
Making Sense Of A Home Warranty
Understanding the value of a home warranty.
Insuring Your Second Home
There are unique risks of owning a second home and obtaining the proper coverage may protect you from financial risk.
Making Sense of U.S. Household Net Worth
A look inside the U.S. government's statistics on household net worth.
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Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
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 Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
2017 Year in Review
Take a look at this 2017 Market Recap.