Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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What to Look for in Personal Finance Apps
An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.
Spotting Credit Trouble
The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.
Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.
Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
Alternative investments are going mainstream for accredited investors. It’s critical to sort through the complexity.
What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy
Here’s a list of 10 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of long-term-care insurance.
What Is an Annuity?
Annuities are versatile tools that can help you save for retirement and generate income in retirement.
Social Security Benefits: How Much Will I Receive
Calculating your potential Social Security benefit is a three-step process.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Spotting Credit Trouble
The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
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.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
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Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.