Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
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U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Jane Bond: Decoding Diversification
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, discovering how bonds diversify a portfolio.
5 Benefits of Working in Retirement
Here are 5 reason why you may consider working through retirement.
Crowdfunding—Capital for the 21st Century
Crowdfunding continues to gain momentum as more people search the Internet for financing and fundraising alternatives.
Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.
A Living Trust Primer
Living trusts are popular, but their appropriateness will depend upon your individual needs and objectives.
How Big is Money?
Learn a little about worldwide currency in this fun infographic
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
Budgeting After a Divorce
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.
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My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
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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.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
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.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.