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Volunteering in Retirement
For many, retirement includes contributing their time and talents to an organization in need.
Earnings for All Seasons
Earnings season can move markets. What is it and why is it important?
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
Rebalancing Your Portfolio
Over time, different investments' performances can shift a portfolio’s intent and risk profile. Rebalancing may be critical.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
Women on the Rise
Explore the growing influence women wield over the economy with this handy infographic.
Is a Variable Annuity Right for Me?
Pundits go on and on about how “terrible” or “wonderful” annuities are, but they never talk about whether annuities are right
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
How literate are you when it comes to your finances? Brush up with these five basics.
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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What to Do When You Lose Your Wallet
Ever lost your wallet? Frustrating. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe.
What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.