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9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Buying vs. Leasing a Car
Whatever your relationship with your car, it may eventually come time for a new one. Familiarize yourself with your options.
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.
Spotting Credit Trouble
The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.
The Business Cycle
Understanding the economy's cycles can help put current business conditions in better perspective.
How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.
A Look at Diversification
Diversification is an investment principle designed to manage risk, but it can't prevent against a loss.
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Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?