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Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Caring for Aging Parents
As our nation ages, many Americans are turning their attention to caring for aging parents.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
Avoiding Cognitive Decline
Try these activities to keep your brain sharp.
Travel, Without the Baggage
Tips to avoid checking in luggage on your next vacation.
Social Security: Five Facts You Need to Know
Here are five facts about Social Security that are important to keep in mind.
Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
Understanding the Basics of Medigap Policies
Important as it is, Medicare does not cover the full range of health-care expenses you may experience in your golden years.
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Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
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.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
Surprises
Making the most of surprises is a great reason to work with us.
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall Street, the stock market has a long and storied history.
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.