Your Financial Future
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
Whether you’re facing retirement—or looking to better understand certain investment ideas—our goal is to help you address your most pressing money questions.
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Helpful Content
Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
When considering life insurance, it's important to understand your options.
Put It in a Letter
A letter of instruction provides additional and more personal information regarding your estate.
Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Strategies for Second Marriages
Second marriages are a trigger event to revisit any existing estate strategies.
Spotting Credit Trouble
The wise use of credit is a critical skill. These 10 questions will help you assess your skill level.
What Is an Annuity?
Annuities are versatile tools that can help you save for retirement and generate income in retirement.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
A Look at Diversification
Diversification is an investment principle designed to manage risk, but it can't prevent against a loss.
The Business Cycle
Understanding the economy's cycles can help put current business conditions in better perspective.
How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.
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What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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.
How Compound Interest Works
Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
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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.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
Events on Wall Street
Can successful investors predict changes in the markets? Some can but others miss the market’s signals.
Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.
The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth
Why are 401(k) plans, annuities, and IRAs so popular?