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Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
IRA Withdrawals that Escape the 10% Tax Penalty
The list of IRA withdrawals that may be taken without incurring a 10% early penalty has grown.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Please Leave Home Without It
Concerns over identity theft continue to grow, especially with data breaches at major companies and financial institutions.
Teen Drinking and Your Liability
Drinking may be a “rite of passage” for teens, but when it occurs in your home you may be held responsible for their actions.
Crowdfunding—Capital for the 21st Century
Crowdfunding continues to gain momentum as more people search the Internet for financing and fundraising alternatives.
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
What the New Tax Bill Means for You
What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?
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Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
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Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?