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Helpful Content
Forecast
The market is as unpredictable as the weather. We'd love to help you prepare.
Capital Gains Tax When Selling Your Home
If your clients are buying or selling a home, use this to help them determine if they qualify for capital gains taxes.
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.
What Can You Buy With 529 Distributions?
This article can be a helpful guide when begin preparing for education expenses.
Starting a Roth IRA for a Teen
This early financial decision could prove helpful over time.
Does Your Portfolio Fit Your Retirement Lifestyle?
Lifestyle considerations in creating your retirement portfolio.
Understanding the Basics of Medigap Policies
Important as it is, Medicare does not cover the full range of health-care expenses you may experience in your golden years.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
Longer, healthier living can put greater stress on retirement assets; the bucket approach may be one answer.
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Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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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.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Timing Your Retirement
This short video illustrates why knowing when to retire can be a crucial part of your strategy.
Your DNA Test
Preparing for the unexpected can make all the difference if your family relies on your income.
Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.
Making Your Tax Bracket Work
Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?
Should I Invest in Gold?
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.