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What Is a 1035 Exchange?
1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.
Donating Art: Taxation Abstraction
The tax rules that govern donating art are complex and confusing. Take a closer look.
Tips for Finding Care for Your Disabled Child
The care of special-needs children continues into their adult years, and may survive the passing of their parents.
How Big is Money?
Learn a little about worldwide currency in this fun infographic
Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President can help identify the forces driving — or dragging — the economy.
The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
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Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Doubling Your Money
This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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 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.
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Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
No Cash, No Checks, No Problem
Peer-to-peer payment apps are one of the newest ways to send money.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?