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Retirement
- 9 Facts About Retirement
- 9 Facts About Social Security
- The Cost of Procrastination
- Healthcare Costs in Retirement
- When Should You Take Social Security
- Traditional vs. Roth IRA
- What Is a Stretch IRA?
- Where Will Your Retirement Money Come From?
- Important Birthdays Over 50
- How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
- Women and Financial Strategies
- Caring for Aging Parents
- What Is a Roth 401(k)?
- Catch-Up Contributions
- Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
- Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
- A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
- Choosing a Retirement Plan that Fits Your Business
- Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
- Inflation - Back to the Future
- Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
- Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
- Thinking of Retiring Abroad?
- Should You Borrow from Your 401(k)?
- Volunteering in Retirement
- Social Security Benefits: How Much Will I Receive
- Social Security: Maximizing Benefits
- Social Security: The $64,000 Question
- Social Security: Five Facts You Need to Know
- Social Security: The Elephant in the Room
- IRA Withdrawals that Escape the 10% Tax Penalty
- Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
- Eight Mistakes That Can Upend Your Retirement
- Does Your Portfolio Fit Your Retirement Lifestyle?
- Retirement Traps to Avoid
Estate
- Critical Estate Documents
- Estate Management Checklist
- And the Executor Is
- Put It in a Letter
- Will Power
- A Brief History of Estate Taxes
- Trends in Charitable Giving
- Problems with Probate
- Succeeding at Business Succession
- What is the Value of Your Business?
- Choosing a Business Structure
- Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
- Tips for Finding Care for Your Special-Needs Child
- Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
- Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Strategies for Second Marriages
- Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
- Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
- When Heirs are Imperfect
- Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
- Why You Need an Estate Strategy
Investment
- The Business Cycle
- A Look at Diversification
- Inflation & Your Money
- Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
- Value vs. Growth Investing
- Rebalancing Your Portfolio
- Estimating the Cost of College
- TIPS for Inflation
- Best Performing Asset Classes
- How the Federal Reserve Works
- A Primer on Dividends
- Getting a Head Start on College Savings
- A Decision Not Made Is Still a Decision
- The Great Debate Continues: Active vs. Passive
- All Muni Bonds Are Not Created Equal
- A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
- Earnings for All Seasons
- The Anatomy of an Index
- The Investment Risk No One’s Ever Heard Of
- Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
- Investment Challenges of the Affluent Investor
- Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
- What’s Your Investment IQ?
- You Would Rather Be...
- 4 Reasons for the Return of Market Volatility
Insurance
- Assess Life Insurance Needs
- A Look at Whole Life Insurance
- Is Term Life Insurance for You?
- Universal Life Insurance
- What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy
- Understanding Long-Term Care
- Keep Your Umbrella Handy
- Disability and Your Finances
- Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
- Insuring Your Business With a Buy/Sell Agreement
- Protecting Your Business from the Loss of a Key Person
- Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together?
- Planning for the Expected
- Understanding the Basics of Medigap Policies
- What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
- When to Self-Insure
- When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
- The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
- Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance
- Insuring Your Business Against Cyber Liability
- An Overview of Renter’s Insurance
- Protecting Your Home Against Flood Loss
- A Brief Guide To Condo Insurance
- Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers
- Retiree Health Care Coverage Overseas
- A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
- The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
- Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Newly Married
- Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Young and Single
- Insurance Needs Assessment: Married With Children
- Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
- The Most Overlooked Item of Any Home Improvement
- When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
- Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk
- Insuring Your Second Home
- Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
- Inventorying Your Possessions
- The Anatomy of a Supplemental Health Plan
- Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
- Errors and Omissions Insurance
- How Insurance Deductibles Work
- Test Your Life Insurance Knowledge
Tax
- Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
- How Income Taxes Work
- What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
- What If You Get Audited?
- What Is a 1035 Exchange?
- Do You Owe The AMT?
- How to Make the Tax Code Work for You
- Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
- Donating Art: Taxation Abstraction
- Red Flags for Tax Auditors
- “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams to Watch For
- How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
- Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
- You May Need to Make Estimated Tax Payments If…
- Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
- Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
- Death is No Excuse
- What the New Tax Bill Means for You
- Tax Reform: Before and After
Lifestyle
- Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
- Should You Choose a Fixed or Variable?
- To Catch a Thief
- A House Divided
- Healthy Body, Healthy Pocketbook
- Do Your Kids Know The Value of a Silver Spoon?
- Countdown to College
- Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
- Crowdfunding—Capital for the 21st Century
- Please Leave Home Without It
- Changing Unhealthy Behaviors
- Avoiding Cognitive Decline
- Raising Healthy Children
- Good Health is Good Business
- Building Your Legacy
- Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
- Keeping Good Records is Good Business
- Mastering Mobile Lingo
- Best Vacations: By Car, By Ship, By Foot, Once in a Lifetime
- Top New Digital Tools for Small Businesses
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