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Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
How literate are you when it comes to your finances? Brush up with these five basics.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
When Should You Take Social Security
Monthly Social Security payments differ substantially depending on when you start receiving benefits.
Making Sense Of A Home Warranty
Understanding the value of a home warranty.
Will Power
Preparing for the eventual distribution of your assets may not sound enticing. But a will puts the power in your hands.
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.
Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
Alternative investments are going mainstream for accredited investors. It’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Inventorying Your Possessions
Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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 Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?
Should You Tap Retirement Savings to Fund College?
There are three things to consider before dipping into retirement savings to pay for college.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?