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U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Protecting Your Home Against Flood Loss
Protect yourself against the damage that your homeowners policy doesn’t cover.
Data Thieves from Outer Space
Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun “pulp” comic.
Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
Personal Finance Calendar
Use this handy calendar to remember the year’s most important financial dates.
Investing for Impact
Learn how to build a socially conscious investment portfolio and invest in your beliefs.
A Look at Whole Life Insurance
Whole life insurance remains in force as long as you remain current with premiums. Here's how it works.
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Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
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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 Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
Timing Your Retirement
This short video illustrates why knowing when to retire can be a crucial part of your strategy.
The Wild West of Data Theft
Learn about cyber liability insurance in this entertaining video.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.