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How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
Having an emergency fund may help alleviate the stress and worry associated with a financial crisis.
Making Sense of U.S. Household Net Worth
A look inside the U.S. government's statistics on household net worth.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Planning for the Expected
You can plan ahead to protect yourself and your family against the financial consequences of deteriorating health.
What Is a Roth 401(k)?
Roth 401(k) plans combine features of traditional 401(k) plans with those of a Roth IRA.
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
What is the Value of Your Business?
Ascertaining the value of your business is important for a variety of reasons.
The Anatomy of a Supplemental Health Plan
Here’s a guide to explain all the parts of Medicare.
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
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.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?
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.
Can Election Results Predict the Market?
How do the markets usually react to elections? Was the 2016 election any different?