Your Financial Future
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
Whether you’re facing retirement—or looking to better understand certain investment ideas—we can help you address your most pressing money questions.
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Helpful Content
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time
Tax preparation may be the perfect time to give the household budget a check-up.
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
What the New Tax Bill Means for You
What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?
Social Security: The $64,000 Question
One of the most common questions people ask about Social Security is when they should start taking benefits.
Volunteering in Retirement
For many, retirement includes contributing their time and talents to an organization in need.
Buying vs. Leasing a Car
Whatever your relationship with your car, it may eventually come time for a new one. Familiarize yourself with your options.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
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Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
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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.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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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What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money
Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.
Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.
Surprises
Making the most of surprises is a great reason to work with us.
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Women and Retirement
Women must be ready to spend, on average, more years in retirement than men.