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Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.

Your Shifting Risk Tolerance
Time and market performance may subtly and slowly imbalance your portfolio.

Inflation & Your Money
It's important to understand how inflation is reported and how it can affect investments.
Savings and Cash Flow
Savings is a critical tool to ensure positive cash flow in your personal finances.
Bulletproofing Your Business
Small businesses are at risk when they lose a key employee. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
9 Facts About Social Security
There are things about Social Security that might surprise you.
Take the Stage: Commitment and the Money Conversation
Congratulations, you’re ready to commit. Perhaps you now share keys to the same front door or there’s a ring in your future.
Insurance Needs of Small Business Owners
The dreams of small business owners and the business plans that outline the strategy to fulfill those dreams rarely include the insurance protections that business owners will need. Yet, having adequate protection can...
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Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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
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Video: A Time to be Thankful
This Thanksgiving, replace internal fears with external gratitude.
Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
An Arm and a Leg
A visit to the hospital can be painful, for both your body and your wallet. Don’t let it be more painful than it has to be.
Surprises
Making the most of surprises is a great reason to work with us.
The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
Understanding Dividends
Find out the value working with a mutual company and how you may be entitled to an added benefit of an annual dividend.