Your Financial Future
You might have an attorney, an accountant, a stockbroker and an insurance agent; but who is coordinating all of your financial affairs? Who works with you to help ensure that decisions made are aligned with your financial goals? In these volatile times, financial planning is no longer a do-it-yourself project. There has never been a time when there was a greater need for competent advice and compassionate planning services.
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Helpful Content
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Consider Keeping Your Life Insurance When You Retire
Reasons to retain your coverage into your retirement years.
Data Thieves from Outer Space
Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun “pulp” comic.
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.
What Will You Do With Your Bonus or Windfall?
This article examines one's options when receiving a work bonus or other financial windfalls.
Best-Performing Asset Classes
Bonds may outperform stocks one year only to have stocks rebound the next.
Retirement Is a Beginning
Key questions to answer when you are considering retirement.
Ways to Supplement Your Medicare Coverage
There are numerous ways to supplement your Medicare insurance coverage. This article helps you explore your options.
Personal Finance Tips for Military Families
Military families face unique challenges, making personal finance even more critical.
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How Much Home Can I Afford?
Estimate how much home may fit within your budget based on income and expenses.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
College Savings
See how much you may need to save now to cover future college costs for your child.
How Long Will My Savings Last If I Become Disabled?
See how long your current savings might last if a disability interrupted your income.
Comparing Investments
Compare two different scenarios side by side to see how they stack up over time.
Estimate Your RMD
Calculate your required minimum distribution amount based on your account balance and age.
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Bull and Bear Go To Market
Learn about the difference between bulls and bears—markets, that is!
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust helps care for a special needs child when you’re gone.
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing
It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.