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Should You Choose a Fixed or Variable?
When selecting a mortgage, one of the most critical choices is between a fixed or variable interest-rate mortgage.
What the New Tax Bill Means for You
What does the Tax Reform and Jobs Act mean for you?
Tax Reform: Before and After
What did the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act change? Here's a quick snapshot.
Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Newly Married
Marriage changes everything, including your insurance needs.
Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
A change in your mindset during retirement may drive changes to your portfolio.
An Overview of Renter’s Insurance
Don’t overlook the need for renter’s insurance if you rent your home.
When to Self-Insure
Choosing to bear the financial burden of an adverse event is called self-insuring. Do you know what that entails?
How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.
Building Your Legacy
A four-step framework for building a personal legacy.
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Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
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Ready for Retirement?
Are you ready for retirement? Here are five words you should consider.
Should You Invest in Exchange Traded Funds?
There are hundreds of ETFs available. Should you invest in them?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations? Here are three tips.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.