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When Should You Take Social Security
Monthly Social Security payments differ substantially depending on when you start receiving benefits.
When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
Social Security Benefits: How Much Will I Receive
Calculating your potential Social Security benefit is a three-step process.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
When Heirs are Imperfect
The money problems or bad lifestyle habits of adult children could lead to the squandering of any inheritance they receive.
Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
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Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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.
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.
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial advisor about changes in your situation.
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.