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Annuity Comparison
This calculator compares a hypothetical fixed annuity with an account where the interest is taxed each year.

Bi-Weekly Payments
This calculator estimates the savings from paying a mortgage bi-weekly instead of monthly.

What Smart Investors Know
Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
10 Scary Facts About Retirement
While you’re exploring the new opportunities the next phase in your life offers, these shocking facts add a healthy dose of reality to your retirement planning.
Do You Know the Whole Life Story?
Change comes at us from every angle as people update and upgrade everything from their diets to their devices, seemingly every day.
Paying Tax Later Doesn't Always Mean Paying Less
401(k) savings are taxed as ordinary income when funds are withdrawn.
Financial Hacks for Millennials: Slay Your Student Debt
Student debt has become a reality for one in three U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 29, amounting to a nationwide debt of $1.5 trillion. And it can take a toll– not only on your wallet— but on your mindset.
How to Make Smart Debt Decisions
Making smarter decisions about debt can help you reduce stress.
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
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What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Disability Income
This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
Estimate the maximum contribution amount for a Self-Employed 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, or SEP.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
Can I Refinance My Mortgage?
This calculator can help determine whether it makes sense to refinance your mortgage.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
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Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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.
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Finding the Balance
The sandwich generation faces unique challenges. For many, meeting needs is a matter of finding a balance.
Timing Your Retirement
This short video illustrates why knowing when to retire can be a crucial part of your strategy.
Are Alternative Investments Right for You?
With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.
Estate Management 101
A will may be only one of the documents you need—and one factor to consider—when it comes to managing your estate.
Jane Bond: Scaling the Ladder
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, uncovering the mystery of bond laddering.