Your Financial Future
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Helpful Content
Do Your Kids Know The Value of a Silver Spoon?
You taught them how to read and how to ride a bike, but have you taught your children how to manage money?
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
What to Look for in Personal Finance Apps
An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.
Password Protection Strategies
Simple steps may help you foil hackers and protect your privacy.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instructions provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Inflation - Back to the Future
Even low inflation rates over an extended period of time can impact your finances in retirement.
Social Security Benefits: How Much Will I Receive
Calculating your potential Social Security benefit is a three-step process.
Tips for Finding Care for Your Special-Needs Child
The care of special-needs children continues into their adult years, and may survive the passing of their parents.
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Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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
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.
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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Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.