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Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.

Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.

Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
Helpful Retirement Strategies for Women
Learn how to address the challenges that women face when planning for retirement.
Questions to Ask About Medicare
Take the guesswork out of your IEP or SEP with this helpful article.
Year-End Charitable Gifting and You
This article may help you maximize the benefits of your donation for your chosen charity.
Catch-Up Contributions
Workers 50+ may make contributions to their qualified retirement plans above the limits imposed on younger workers.
The Financial Literacy Crisis
Many Americans are operating their personal finances with only the barest minimum of knowledge.
7 Ways to Show Your Appreciation for Mom this May
For the unsung heroes who raised us, protected us, encouraged us and cleaned up after us, now is the chance to express our gratitude.
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Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.
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.
Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
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5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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Making Your Tax Bracket Work
Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?
Choosing a Mortgage
Selecting a mortgage isn't an easy process. Get a better understanding of how professionals make the right decisions.
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
A bucket plan can help you be better prepared for a comfortable retirement.
Stay Safe with a B.O.P. At Your Back
Learn about the advantages of Business Owner Policies with this highly educational and fun animated video.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?