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The Financial Literacy Crisis
Many Americans are operating their personal finances with only the barest minimum of knowledge.
Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
Top New Digital Tools for Small Businesses
Apps that help small business owners better manage and grow their business.
A Primer on Dividends
A company's profits can be reinvested or paid out to the company’s shareholders as “dividends."
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.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Tax Reform: Before and After
What did the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act change? Here's a quick snapshot.
Death is No Excuse
The federal government requires deceased individuals to file a final income tax return.
You Would Rather Be...
Are you a thrill seeker, or content to relax in the backyard? Use this flowchart to find out more about your risk tolerance.
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A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
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.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
A Fruitful Retirement: Social Security Benefit
Taking your Social Security benefits at the right time may help maximize your benefit.
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
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?
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.