Your Financial Future
Your Financial FutureToday’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
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Helpful Content
Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President can help identify the forces driving — or dragging — the economy.
Making Sense of U.S. Household Net Worth
A look inside the U.S. government's statistics on household net worth.
Strategies For Managing Student Loan Debt
Five strategies for managing your student debt.
The Best Apps in Travel
Technology tips to make your next trip even better.
Thinking of Retiring Abroad?
However exciting retiring abroad may sound, it deserves considerable planning.
Healthy Body, Healthy Pocketbook
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help you reduce health-related expenses—and avoid time in the recovery room.
Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
Estate management can help ensure that your assets are transferred according to your wishes while managing tax issues.
The ABCs of Zero Coupon Bonds
Understanding some basic concepts may help you assess whether zero-coupon bonds have a place in your portfolio.
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."
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Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
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.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement 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.
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Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
From Boats to Brokers
From the Dutch East India Company to Wall Street, the stock market has a long and storied history.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
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.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?