Your Financial Future
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Helpful Content
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
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.
Raising Healthy Children
Healthy habits are one of the greatest gifts to give your child.
The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
Looking forward to retirement? It's critical to understand the difference between immediate and deferred annuities.
Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.
Women and Financial Strategies
Most women don’t shy away from the day-to-day financial decisions, but some may be leaving their future to chance.
Exploring the Federal Student Grant Program
In this article, explore the benefits of the Federal Student Grant Program.
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What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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.
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Retirement and Quality of Life
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Check out this video to begin separating fact from fiction.
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.