Your Financial Future
Today’s economic environment presents many challenges. But along with these challenges comes opportunities and potential rewards for those who can identify long-term trends.
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Helpful Content
Prevent a Rift: Money Tips for Newlyweds
Couples may be able to head off many of the problems in a marriage that money can cause.
Surprise! You’ve Got Money!
Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.
Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.
Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President can help identify the forces driving — or dragging — the economy.
Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.
Passing Down Financial Values as a Part of Your Legacy
Share money lessons in retirement, update estate plans, and pass down a clear legacy mindset to kids and grandkids.
Value vs. Growth Investing
Among stock-market investors there’s long been a debate between those who favor value and those who favor growth.
What It Takes to Become an Accredited Investor
What does it take to be an accredited investor? Explore the details, & the types of investments offered to those who qualify.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
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What Is My Net Worth?
Get a snapshot of your overall financial picture by calculating your total net worth.
Debt vs. Investment
Weigh the potential outcomes of paying off debt versus directing those dollars elsewhere.
Social Security Tax Estimator
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be subject to federal income tax.
How Long Will Your Money Last?
See how long a lump sum of savings could last based on your withdrawal rate and return.
Credit Card Payoff
Find out how long it may take to pay off a credit card balance and what it costs in interest.
Wedding Budget Calculator
Estimate total wedding costs and see how different choices affect your overall budget.
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Dog Bites and Homeowners Insurance
Reviewing coverage options is just one thing responsible pet parents can do to help look out for their dogs.
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?
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. What will you do with your days?
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.
The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.