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
Insurance Needs Assessment: Married With Children
When you’re married and have children, insurance needs will be different.
Breaking Down the Parts of Medicare
Medicare is broken down into four specific parts—but what do they mean? This article will help you understand each piece.
The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Building wealth requires protection from the forces of wealth destruction.
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.
How Retirement Spending Changes With Time
It can be difficult for clients to imagine how much they’ll spend in retirement. This short, insightful article is useful.
Qualifying For Medicare Under Age 65
You might qualify for Medicare if you’re under 65-years-old. This article will explain the conditions where you may qualify for Medicare early.
Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy
Do you have an estate strategy? You should.
Making a Charitable Contribution
There are benefits and limitations when you decide to donate stock.
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Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
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?”