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Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
Six overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
What Is a 1035 Exchange?
1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.
The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
Value vs. Growth Investing
Among stock-market investors there’s long been a debate between those who favor value and those who favor growth.
A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
Learn when it may not make sense to file a claim on your home insurance.
Inventorying Your Possessions
Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.
Disability and Your Finances
In the event of an unforeseen accident or illness, disability insurance may be a good way to protect your income and savings.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
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Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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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?
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Exit Strategies of the Rich and Famous
Estate conservation is too important to put off. Do you have a smart exit strategy?
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.