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Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
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.
Please Leave Home Without It
Concerns over identity theft continue to grow, especially with data breaches at major companies and financial institutions.
The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?
Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
Looking forward to retirement? It's critical to understand the difference between immediate and deferred annuities.
Keeping Summer Safe: Pool and Spa Safety Tips
Each year hundreds of children die or are injured in pool accidents. By taking seven steps, you can keep your pool safe.
Countering Counterfeit Currency
Combating counterfeiting remains core to preserving the integrity of the nation’s money.
Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
Estate tax exemptions rules appear to be stabilizing, prompting many to reconsider conventional estate strategies.
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What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Capital Gains Tax Estimator
Use this calculator to estimate your capital gains tax.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Comparing Investments
This calculator compares the net gain of a taxable investment versus a tax-favored one.
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
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Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
The Richest Man in Babylon
In good times and bad, consistently saving a percentage of your income is a sound financial practice.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
16 Wall Street Cliches in 60 Seconds
Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Let's see if you can keep up.
Preparing For the Ultimate Vacation
Make your retirement as exciting as your next vacation.
Global and International Funds
Investors seeking world investments can choose between global and international funds. What's the difference?