Your Financial Future
Today’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
Diversification, Patience, and Consistency
Three important factors when it comes to your financial life.
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
Buying a Home
A look at what you need to think about when buying a home.
Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
Looking forward to retirement? It's critical to understand the difference between immediate and deferred annuities.
Intellectual Property Rocks in a New Digital Era
Intellectual property ownership and its implications for ordinary people and estates.
A Look at Whole Life Insurance
Whole life insurance remains in force as long as you remain current with premiums. Here's how it works.
When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
At what point can you call a personal vehicle commercial?
To choose a plan, it’s important to ask yourself four key questions.
Volunteering in Retirement
For many, retirement includes contributing their time and talents to an organization in need.
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Emergency Fund Calculator
Find out how large your emergency fund should be based on your monthly expenses.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
Estimate how much home may fit within your budget based on income and expenses.
What's Your MPG?
Calculate your vehicle's fuel efficiency and see what you're spending on gas annually.
Debt-to-Income Ratio Calculator
Calculate your debt-to-income ratio to understand how lenders may view your financial health.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
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Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Behavioral Finance
An amusing and whimsical look at behavioral finance best practices for investors.
Should You Ever Retire?
A growing number of Americans are pushing back the age at which they plan to retire. Or deciding not to retire at all.
Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.
Where Is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, "What's next for the financial markets?"