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What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
Here's a breakdown of how the federal government spends your tax money.
Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
Estate tax exemptions rules appear to be stabilizing, prompting many to reconsider conventional estate strategies.
Social Security: The Elephant in the Room
Some people wonder if Social Security will remain financially sound enough to pay the benefits they are owed.
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
Tips for Finding Care for Your Special-Needs Child
The care of special-needs children continues into their adult years, and may survive the passing of their parents.
When Should You Take Social Security
Monthly Social Security payments differ substantially depending on when you start receiving benefits.
Do You Owe The AMT?
If you want to avoid potential surprises at tax time, it may make sense to know where you stand when it comes to the AMT.
Death is No Excuse
The federal government requires deceased individuals to file a final income tax return.
A Primer on Dividends
A company's profits can be reinvested or paid out to the company’s shareholders as “dividends."
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A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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.
Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
Social Security: By the Numbers
Here are five facts about Social Security that might surprise you.
How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
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?
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. Are you prepared to fill that many days?
Tuning Your Social Security Benefit
When should you take your Social Security benefit?