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The Financial Literacy Crisis
Many Americans are operating their personal finances with only the barest minimum of knowledge.
How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal.
The Great Debate Continues: Active vs. Passive
In investments, one great debate asks the question, “Active or Passive Investing: Which Is Better?”
Healthy Body, Healthy Pocketbook
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help you reduce health-related expenses—and avoid time in the recovery room.
Social Security: The $64,000 Question
One of the most common questions people ask about Social Security is when they should start taking benefits.
How Retirement Spending Changes With Time
It can be difficult for clients to imagine how much they’ll spend in retirement. This short, insightful article is useful for jumpstarting a conversation about retirement spending, spending habits, and potential medical costs.
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities
Planning for a special-needs child can be complicated, confusing, and even overwhelming.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
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Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
Are Alternative Investments Right for You?
With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
No Cash, No Checks, No Problem
Peer-to-peer payment apps are one of the newest ways to send money.