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Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

Investment Challenges of the Affluent Investor
Affluent investors face unique challenges when putting together an investment strategy. Make sure you keep these in mind.

To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
Why Medicare Should Be Part of Your Retirement Strategy
How Medicare can address health care needs in your retirement strategy.
A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
4 Reasons for the Return of Market Volatility
Why have the markets been so volatile recently?
Year-End Charitable Gifting and You
This article may help you maximize the benefits of your donation for your chosen charity.
The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
How literate are you when it comes to your finances? Brush up with these five basics.
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
Do your insurance needs stay the same when the nest empties?
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What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Contributing to an IRA?
Determine if you are eligible to contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
Federal Income Tax
Use this calculator to estimate your income tax liability along with average and marginal tax rates.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
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.
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.
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Should I Invest in Gold?
Learning more about gold and its history may help you decide whether it has a place in your portfolio.
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We’d like to be one of them.
Extended Care: A Patchwork of Possibilities
What is your plan for health care during retirement?
Preparing For the Ultimate Vacation
Make your retirement as exciting as your next vacation.
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.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.