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Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
Choosing a Retirement Plan that Fits Your Business
To choose a plan, it’s important to ask yourself four key questions.
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
Exchange-traded funds have some things in common with mutual funds, but there are differences, too.
What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
In the face of divorce, making changes to insurance coverage may be overlooked.
Best Vacations: By Car, By Ship, By Foot, Once in a Lifetime
Four vacation destinations you might never have thought of.
Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time
Tax preparation may be the perfect time to give the household budget a check-up.
Building Your Legacy
A four-step framework for building a personal legacy.
9 Facts About Retirement
Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
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Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
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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How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
Emerging Market Opportunities
What are your options for investing in emerging markets?
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?