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Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Inflation and the Real Rate of Return
Learn about the role of inflation when considering your portfolio’s rate of return with this helpful article.
How Women Can Prepare For Retirement
Are women prepared for a 20-year retirement?
Is a SEP-IRA Right for Your Business?
For some, the idea of establishing a retirement strategy evokes worries about complicated reporting and administration.
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."
Value vs. Growth Investing
Among stock-market investors there’s long been a debate between those who favor value and those who favor growth.
Social Security: Five Facts You Need to Know
Here are five facts about Social Security that are important to keep in mind.
Data Breach: Your Security To-Do List
This article provides a checklist of steps to take if you experience a data breach.
And the Executor Is
The right executor may help ensure the distribution of your assets is done with as little upheaval as possible.
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Credit Card Payoff
Find out how long it may take to pay off a credit card balance and what it costs in interest.
The Power of 401k Catch-Ups
See how catch-up contributions after age 50 could significantly boost your retirement balance.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
Estimate how much life insurance coverage may be appropriate for your situation.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
Calculate the dividend yield of a holding and see what that means for income over time.
Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
See how switching to bi-weekly mortgage payments could reduce interest and shorten your loan.
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Leaving Your Lasting Legacy
Want to do more with your wealth? You might want to consider creating a charitable foundation.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
How to Bake a Pie-R-A
Roth IRAs are tax-advantaged differently from traditional IRAs. Do you know how?
The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
