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To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Buying vs. Leasing a Car
Whatever your relationship with your car, it may eventually come time for a new one. Familiarize yourself with your options.
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?
Countdown to College
Preparing for college means setting goals, staying focused, and tackling a few key milestones along the way.
Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
An inside look at how marginal income tax brackets work.
Estimating the Cost of College
This worksheet can help you estimate the costs of a four-year college program.
Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
There are four very good reasons to start investing. Do you know what they are?
Crowdfunding—Capital for the 21st Century
Crowdfunding continues to gain momentum as more people search the Internet for financing and fundraising alternatives.
The History of Retirement
Do you know where the idea of “retirement” comes from?
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What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Impact of Taxes and Inflation
Estimate the potential impact taxes and inflation can have on the purchasing power of an investment.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
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
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.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
A New Way to Look at Your Bucket List
That big list of dreams and goals isn't the only way to look at your bucket list.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
The Good Ship IPO
The seas of the market are constantly shifting. Whether the good ship IPO can set sail may depend heavily on the tides.
It May Be Time for a Financial Checkup
It’s never a bad time to speak with your financial advisor about changes in your situation.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?