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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
Do You Feel Lucky?
Recent changes in estate tax laws could affect the strategy you have in place.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Variable Universal Life Insurance
Variable Universal Life is permanent insurance in which the policyholder directs how premiums are invested.
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.
9 Facts About Social Security
There are things about Social Security that might surprise you.
Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Umbrella liability can be a fairly inexpensive way to help shelter current assets and future income from the unexpected.
Best Performing Asset Classes
Bonds may outperform stocks one year only to have stocks rebound the next.
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My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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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, and those we love may suffer if we are not prepared.
The U.S. Credit Downgrade
This video may help put the Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating in perspective.
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
Do You Feel Lucky?
Recent changes in estate tax laws could affect the strategy you have in place.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.