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When selecting a fixed-rate mortgage, a borrower has to determine how many years to finance the loan.
How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
Knowing the rules may help you decide when to start benefits.
Value vs. Growth Investing
Among stock-market investors there’s long been a debate between those who favor value and those who favor growth.
When Should You Take Social Security
Monthly Social Security payments differ substantially depending on when you start receiving benefits.
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Healthy Body, Healthy Pocketbook
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help you reduce health-related expenses—and avoid time in the recovery room.
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
Exchange-traded funds have some things in common with mutual funds, but there are differences, too.
Do Your Kids Know The Value of a Silver Spoon
You taught them how to read and how to ride a bike, but have you taught your children how to manage money?
Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
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Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Potential Income from an IRA
Estimate your monthly and annual income from various IRA types.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
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.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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.
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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, and those we love may suffer if we are not prepared.
Do You Feel Lucky?
Recent changes in estate tax laws could affect the strategy you have in place.
Women and Retirement
Women are great at multi-tasking. But many drop the ball when preparing for retirement
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Your DNA Test
If you have a family that relies on your income, it’s critical to know what their needs would be in the event of your death.