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Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
Getting the instruments of your retirement to work in concert may go far in realizing the retirement you imagine.
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
What Is a 1035 Exchange?
1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.
Spotting Credit Trouble
The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.
Earnings for All Seasons
Earnings season can move markets. What is it and why is it important?
What To Do When Your Income Reaches 7 Figures
Preserve your hIgh net worth with these foundational tips.
Retirement Plan Choices for Small Businesses
Retirement choices can be intimidating. Picking the right strategy.
Social Security: Five Facts You Need to Know
Here are five facts about Social Security that are important to keep in mind.
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Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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.
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The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
An Arm and a Leg
A visit to the hospital can be painful, for both your body and your wallet. Don’t let it be more painful than it has to be.
What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.