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Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
It's important to make sure your retirement strategy anticipates health-care expenses.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
Alternative investments are going mainstream for accredited investors. It’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Good Health is Good Business
Good employee health can be great for the company’s bottom line.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
Social Security: What’s Changing in 2016?
There have been a number of changes to Social Security that may affect you, especially if you are nearing retirement.
What the New Tax Bill Means for You
What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?
The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
4 Reasons for the Return of Market Volatility
Why have the markets been so volatile recently?
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Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
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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.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
Should You Tap Retirement Savings to Fund College?
There are three things to consider before dipping into retirement savings to pay for college.
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
Should I Invest in Gold?
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.