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Budgeting After a Divorce
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
When Should You Take Social Security
Monthly Social Security payments differ substantially depending on when you start receiving benefits.
Insurance Needs Assessment: Married With Children
When you’re married and have children, insurance needs will be different.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
Understanding Long-Term Care
Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.
Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.
What Is an Annuity?
Annuities are versatile tools that can help you save for retirement and generate income in retirement.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Don't Buy The Hype
There are a lot of misconceptions about Social Security. Here’s the truth about three of them.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.
18 Years’ Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years, with many lasting even longer. Will you fill your post-retirement days with purpose?
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
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?