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  • Cash Management

    • What Are Some Tips for Managing My Money?
    • How Long Will It Take to Double My Money?
    • How Do Money Market Mutual Funds Work?
    • How Can I Better Manage My Short-Term Cash?
    • What Advantages Does a Biweekly Mortgage Offer?
    • What About Financial Aid for College?
    • How Does Inflation Affect Me?

  • Estates & Trusts

    • What Key Estate Planning Tools Should I Know About?
    • How Can a Living Trust Help Me Control My Estate?
    • What Are the Pitfalls of Probate?
    • How Can My Gift Benefit Me and the Charity?
    • How Can I Control the Distribution of My Estate?
    • How Will I Pay Estate Taxes?
    • What Gifting Strategies Are Available to Me?
    • How Can I Benefit from a Charitable Lead Trust?
    • How Can I Benefit from a Charitable Remainder Trust?
    • How Can I Benefit from a Wealth Replacement Trust?
    • Could My Family Benefit from a Family Limited Partnership?
    • What Is the Best Form of Property Ownership for Me?
    • History of the Federal Estate Tax

  • Investing

    • What Are Dividends?
    • What Is an Exchange-Traded Fund?
    • Growth Stocks vs. Value Stocks
    • How Are Mutual Funds Taxed?
    • What Is Stock?
    • What Are Zero-Coupon Bonds?
    • What Is Diversification?
    • What Types of Bonds Are Available?
    • What Is a Bond?
    • What Is a Stock Index?
    • How Do Mutual Funds and Stocks Differ?
    • What Is a Mutual Fund?
    • What Is a Mutual Fund Load?
    • What Is an Annuity?
    • What Investment Risks Should I Know About?
    • What Stock and Bond Investing Alternatives Do I Have?
    • What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging?

  • Retirement

    • What Is a SIMPLE?
    • What Is an IRA Rollover?
    • What Is a Roth 401(k)?
    • What Is a Profit-Sharing Plan?
    • What Is a Money Purchase Pension Plan?
    • What Is a 403(b) Plan?
    • Why Do People Buy Annuities?
    • What Is a Split-Annuity Strategy?
    • What Are Annuity Living Benefits?
    • How Much Do I Need to Save?
    • A New Chapter for Retirement
    • What Is a 1035 Exchange?
    • Unforgettable Birthdays
    • Don’t Bank Your Retirement on Your Business
    • Will Social Security Retire Before You Do?
    • Social Security Income
    • What Is a Self-Employed Retirement Plan?
    • Retirement Plan Distributions
    • What Is a Traditional IRA?
    • What Is a 401(k) Plan?
    • Save Now or Save Later?
    • What Is a Roth IRA?

  • Risk Management

    • Why Purchase Life Insurance?
    • Why Are Annuities Considered an Insurance Product?
    • What Is Term Life Insurance?
    • What Is Whole Life Insurance?
    • What Is Universal Life Insurance?
    • What Is Variable Life Insurance?
    • How Can I Insure My Future?
    • Do I Need Disability Income Insurance?
    • Am I Prepared for Long-Term Care Expenses?
    • What Does Medicare Cover?

  • Tax Planning

    • What Is the Estate Tax?
    • What Is the Gift Tax?
    • How Much Money Can I Put Into My IRA or Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan?
    • What Is a Required Minimum Distribution?
    • What Are the Tax Benefits of Charitable Trusts?
    • When Must Taxes Be Paid on IRA and Employer-Sponsored Retirement Funds?
    • How Can I Benefit from Tax-Advantaged Investments?
    • What Tax Deductions Are Still Available to Me?
    • What Tax-Advantaged Alternatives Do I Have?
    • What Is the Most Tax-Efficient Way to Take a Distribution From a Retirement Plan
    • Is There Such a Thing as a Tax-Free Investment?
    • How Can I Keep More of My Mutual Fund Profits?
    • How Can I Upgrade My Insurance — Tax-Free?

• Newsletters

  • January

    • HOT TOPIC: Revisiting the 4% Rule
    • Five Tips to Regain Your Retirement Savings Focus in 2021
    • Money Market Funds in a Low Rate Environment
    • Prepare Your Finances for the Next Emergency
    • Gift vs. Inheritance: Consider the Tax Difference
    • Take Advantage of Deductions for Business Investments

  • December

    • HOT TOPIC: How COVID-19 Has Changed Consumer Behavior and the Future of Retail
    • Should You Pay Off Student Loans Early or Save More for Retirement?
    • Putting Your Nest Egg in Three Baskets
    • Full House: Adult Children Coming Home
    • Income Investors May Find Closed-End Funds on Sale
    • Your Business: Could You Benefit from a Roth Conversion in 2020?

  • November

    • Five Investment Tasks to Tackle by Year-End
    • Three Questions to Consider During Open Enrollment
    • Passive, Active, or Both?
    • Your Estate: Have You Looked at These Legal Documents Lately?
    • Four Steps to Rebuilding Your Business

  • October

    • HOT TOPIC: Election 2020: Uncertainty Creates Potential for Market Swings
    • Return of Premium Life Insurance: Protection and Cash Back
    • Accumulating Funds for Short-Term Goals
    • Investing in UITs
    • Business Cycle Basics: Recessions Begin and End Before We Know It
    • Insurance to Help Protect Your Business from Lawsuits

  • September

    • HOT TOPIC: The Bull Is Back... Will It Keep Charging?
    • Could You Be Responsible for Your Parents’ Nursing Home Bills?
    • Survivor Benefits Provide a Financial Lifeline
    • Consider Market Caps for Diversification
    • Student Loan Stress? These Plans Might Help
    • Why Family Businesses Should Have Succession Plans

  • August

    • HOT TOPIC: College Disrupted: Students Face High Costs and Pandemic Impact
    • Debit or Credit? Pick a Card
    • Consider a Roth Conversion for Tax-Free Income
    • Turbulent Times: Bear Markets Come and Go
    • Indexed Annuities: A Strategy to Turn Savings into Retirement Income
    • Crisis Relief: Financial Lifelines for Affected Workers

  • July

    • HOT TOPIC: The Shape of Economic Recovery
    • Mid-Year Is a Great Time to Fine-Tune Your Finances
    • Four Questions on the Roth Five-Year Rule
    • Playing Defense: Three Stock Strategies to Help Control Risk
    • The Beige Book: A Timely Economic Read
    • Quarterly Taxes: Deadlines Keep Coming for the Self-Employed

  • June

    • HOT TOPIC: Think Twice Before Speculating on a COVID-19 Cure
    • Managing Your Workplace Retirement Plan
    • Will vs. Trust: Know the Difference
    • Why You Might Need Disability Income Insurance
    • Do ETFs Belong in Your Portfolio?
    • SECURE Act Changes That Matter to Small Employers

  • May

    • Keeping Cool: Investment Strategy vs. Reaction
    • Social Security May Offer a Lifetime of Protection
    • The Cost of Family Caregiving
    • Three Life Insurance Strategies for Small Businesses
    • Telemedicine: The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now

  • April

    • Setting a Retirement Savings Goal
    • Looking for Value with P/E Ratios
    • Early Retirement and Your Tax-Deferred Savings
    • Living Benefits Can Help Counter Retirement Risks
    • Don’t Let a Disaster Keep the Lights Off Forever

  • March

    • Stay-at-Home Spouse? Consider a Spousal IRA
    • Three Lessons from Retirees
    • Five Red Flags That Raise the Odds of an Audit
    • Behavioral Biases That Can Lead to Costly Mistakes
    • Classifying Workers: Know the Rules and Risks

  • February

    • HOT TOPIC: The SECURE Act and Your Retirement Savings
    • Three Generations of Retirement Strategies
    • Do Target-Date Funds Hit the Bull’s-Eye for You?
    • Retirement Savings: Traditional, Roth, or Both?
    • Municipal Bonds
    • What Is Cyber Insurance, and Do You Need It?

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  • Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?
  • What Would Happen to Your Estate?
  • What Is An Annuity?

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