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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Behavioral Finance
An amusing and whimsical look at behavioral finance best practices for investors.
Medicare Advantage 101
Overview of Medicare Advantage, what’s in them, special rules, and more.
Getting a Head Start on College Savings
A few strategies that may help you prepare for the cost of higher education.
Investing for Impact
Learn how to build a socially conscious investment portfolio and invest in your beliefs.
How Retirement Spending Changes With Time
It can be difficult for clients to imagine how much they’ll spend in retirement. This short, insightful article is useful for jumpstarting a conversation about retirement spending, spending habits, and potential medical costs.
Split Annuity Strategy
Here's one strategy that combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal.
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial professional about changes in your situation.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
Your DNA Test
If your family relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.