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Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.

Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.

U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Find That Lost Retirement Account
With over 24 million “forgotten” 401(k) accounts, you may be surprised to learn of your unclaimed “found” money.
The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
Building wealth requires protection from the forces of wealth destruction.
Women and Financial Strategies
Most women don’t shy away from the day-to-day financial decisions, but some may be leaving their future to chance.
Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes
What's your vision of retirement?
Making a Charitable Contribution
There are benefits and limitations when you decide to donate stock.
Ways to Supplement Your Medicare Coverage
There are numerous ways to supplement your Medicare insurance coverage. This article helps you explore your options.
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Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
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Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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RE: Retirement
How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?
What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?
$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.
Retiring the 4% Rule
A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.