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Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.
Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.
Should You Choose a Fixed or Variable?
When selecting a mortgage, one of the most critical choices is between a fixed or variable interest-rate mortgage.
Understanding Long-Term Care
Understanding the types of long-term-care services—and what those services could cost—may be critical.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Assess Life Insurance Needs
How to help determine life insurance needs to provide for your family after you pass away.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
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.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?