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Helpful Content
Medicare At 65+
65 or older? It may be time to enroll in Medicare. Read to learn if you’re eligible.
Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
When considering life insurance, it's important to understand your options.
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
It's important to make sure your retirement strategy anticipates health-care expenses.
You Would Rather Be...
Are you a thrill seeker, or content to relax in the backyard? Use this flowchart to find out more about your risk tolerance.
Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
Experiencing negative returns early in retirement can potentially undermine the sustainability of your assets.
Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Five creative (and inexpensive) ideas for motivating your employees.
You May Need to Make Estimated Tax Payments If…
Have income that isn’t subject to tax withholding? Or insufficient withholdings? You may have to pay estimated taxes.
Getting a Head Start on College Savings
A few strategies that may help you prepare for the cost of higher education.
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Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
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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.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Dreaming Up an Active Retirement
When you retire, how will you treat your next chapter?
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Safeguard Your Digital Estate
If you died, what would happen to your email archives, social profiles and online accounts?