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How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.

Gifting of A Stronger Financial Future
Here’s a gift idea that can help create a stronger financial future for your child or grandchild.

Investing with Your Heart
For some, the social impact of investing is just as important as the return, perhaps more important.
You Are Not Alone it Just Feels That Way
Let’s start getting your financial priorities and attitudes in sync with model behaviors.
Asset Allocation
Consider how your assets are allocated and if that allocation is consistent with your time frame and risk tolerance.
Thanks Mom
It turns out Mom really did know best when she laid down essential truths to live by.
Take the Stage: Starting Out
Start planning for their financial futures by following a few helpful guidelines.
Strategies For Managing Student Loan Debt
Five strategies for managing your student debt.
Problems with Probate
Probate can be a completely public process, or it can be managed to include as little information as possible.
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A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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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.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
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RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
The Business Cycle
How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?