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Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Inventorying Your Possessions
Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.
Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
When considering life insurance, it's important to understand your options.
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.
The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?
The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
Universal Life Insurance
Universal life insurance is permanent insurance with a flexible premium. Here's how it works.
Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
The uncertainties we face in retirement can erode our sense of confidence.
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Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
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?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
The Long Run: Women and Retirement
For women, retirement strategy is a long race. It’s helpful to know the route.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?