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What If Your Kids Decide Against College?
Rising college costs prompt students to seek alternatives; 529 account funds can be used for other education options.
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
Executors can value the estate on the date of death, or on its six-month anniversary —the “Alternate Valuation Date."
How Big is Money?
Learn a little about worldwide currency in this fun infographic
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
Trends in Charitable Giving
Some people may want a more advanced gifting strategy that can maximize their gift and generate potential tax benefits.
Gun Ownership and Your Homeowners Policy
Gun owners need to make sure that their homeowners policy covers the full value of their firearm(s) as personal liability.
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families
This article will help your clients with blended families think and prepare their estate strategy.
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Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
Estimate how much life insurance coverage may be appropriate for your situation.
The Power of 401k Catch-Ups
See how catch-up contributions after age 50 could significantly boost your retirement balance.
Social Security Tax Estimator
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be subject to federal income tax.
Inflation & Retirement
See how inflation over time could affect the purchasing power of your retirement income.
Federal Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Estimate your potential federal capital gains tax liability on the sale of an asset.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
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Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
Retirement Plan Detectives
Watch this fun video for tips on how to search for missing money.
From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall St., the stock market has a long and storied history.



