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Retirement

• What Is an Annuity?
• 9 Facts About Retirement
• 9 Facts About Social Security
• The Cost of Procrastination
• When Should You Take Social Security
• Traditional vs. Roth IRA
• Split Annuity Strategy
• Where Will Your Retirement Money Come From?
• Important Birthdays Over 50
• How Will Working Affect Social Security Benefits?
• Immediate vs. Deferred Annuities
• Caring for Aging Parents
• What Is a Roth 401(k)?
• Catch-Up Contributions
• Systematic Withdrawals in Retirement
• Retirement Income and the Traditional Portfolio
• Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
• A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List
• Choosing a Retirement Plan that Fits Your Business
• Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
• Inflation - Back to the Future
• Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
• Thinking of Retiring Abroad?
• Volunteering in Retirement
• Social Security Benefits: How Much Will I Receive
• Social Security: Maximizing Benefits
• Social Security: The $64,000 Question
• Social Security: Five Facts You Need to Know
• Social Security: The Elephant in the Room
• IRA Withdrawals that Escape the 10% Tax Penalty
• Is a Variable Annuity Right for Me?
• Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security
• Eight Mistakes That Can Upend Your Retirement
• Does Your Portfolio Fit Your Retirement Lifestyle?
• What's New for Social Security?
• Retirement Traps to Avoid
• The Pre-Retirement Checklist
• 5 Benefits of Working in Retirement
• The SECURE Act
• Women on the Rise
• Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act
• How Women Can Prepare For Retirement
• Retirement Realities
• Why Medicare Should Be Part of Your Retirement Strategy

Estate

• Critical Estate Documents
• Estate Management Checklist
• And the Executor Is
• Put It in a Letter
• Will Power
• A Brief History of Estate Taxes
• Trends in Charitable Giving
• Problems with Probate
• Succeeding at Business Succession
• What is the Value of Your Business?
• Choosing a Business Structure
• Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
• 4 Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities
• A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
• A Living Trust Primer
• Tips for Finding Care for Your Disabled Child
• Revising Estate Strategy Assumptions
• Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Strategies for Second Marriages
• Four Reasons Millennials Need an Estate Strategy
• Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
• When Heirs are Imperfect
• Test Your Estate Strategy Knowledge
• Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy

Investment

• The Business Cycle
• A Look at Diversification
• Inflation & Your Money
• Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
• Value vs. Growth Investing
• Rebalancing Your Portfolio
• Estimating the Cost of College
• TIPS for Inflation
• Types of Stock Market Analysis
• Best-Performing Asset Classes
• A Primer on Dividends
• Asset Allocation
• How Stocks Work
• Getting a Head Start on College Savings
• A Decision Not Made Is Still a Decision
• Global vs. International: What’s The Difference?
• The Great Debate Continues: Active vs. Passive
• All Muni Bonds Are Not Created Equal
• A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses
• The ABCs of Zero Coupon Bonds
• The Ivory Tower Changes Wall Street
• Earnings for All Seasons
• Investing with Your Heart
• The Anatomy of an Index
• The Utility of Sector Investing
• The Investment Risk No One’s Ever Heard Of
• Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
• Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
• Investment Challenges of the Affluent Investor
• Four Really Good Reasons to Invest
• How Financial Professionals Are Compensated
• What’s Your Investment IQ?
• You Would Rather Be...
• 4 Reasons for the Return of Market Volatility
• Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets
• Investing for Impact

Insurance

• Assess Life Insurance Needs
• A Look at Whole Life Insurance
• Is Term Life Insurance for You?
• Universal Life Insurance
• Variable Universal Life Insurance
• What to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy
• Understanding Long-Term Care
• Keep Your Umbrella Handy
• Disability and Your Finances
• Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
• Insuring Your Business With a Buy/Sell Agreement
• Protecting Your Business from the Loss of a Key Person
• Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together?
• Planning for the Expected
• Understanding the Basics of Medigap Policies
• What You Should Do About Insurance Following a Divorce
• When to Self-Insure
• When Does Your Personal Car Become a Commercial Vehicle?
• Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance
• Insuring Your Business Against Cyber Liability
• A Home Insurance Claim: To File Or Not To File
• The Value of Insuring Against Life’s Risks
• Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Newly Married
• Insurance Needs Assessment: When You're Young and Single
• Insurance Needs Assessment: Married With Children
• Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
• The Most Overlooked Item of Any Home Improvement
• When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
• Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk
• Errors and Omissions Insurance
• How Insurance Deductibles Work
• Test Your Life Insurance Knowledge
• Silver Sneakers 101
• Medicare Advantage 101
• The Cost of Medical Care
• The A, B, C, & D of Medicare
• The Basics of Medicare
• Questions to Ask About Medicare
• Medicare At 65+
• Qualifying For Medicare Under Age 65
• Medicare vs. Medicaid
• Breaking Down the Parts of Medicare
• Medicare Advantage Plans (Medicare Part C)
• Prescription Drug Benefits Under Medicare (Part D)
• Ways to Supplement Your Medicare Coverage
• Replacing Your Medicare Card

Tax

• Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
• How Income Taxes Work
• What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
• What If You Get Audited?
• What Is a 1035 Exchange?
• Do You Owe The AMT?
• How to Make the Tax Code Work for You
• Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
• Red Flags for Tax Auditors
• “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams to Watch For
• How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
• Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
• You May Need to Make Estimated Tax Payments If…
• Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
• Filing Final Tax Returns for the Deceased
• What the New Tax Bill Means for You
• Tax Reform: Before and After

Money

• Spotting Credit Trouble
• How Does Your Credit Score Compare?
• U.S. Personal Savings Rate
• Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
• Pay Yourself First
• Your Emergency Fund: How Much Is Enough?
• Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time
• What to Look for in Personal Finance Apps
• Password Protection Strategies
• A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned
• The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee
• Countering Counterfeit Currency
• Weighing the Benefits of Prepaid Debit Cards
• The Half Million Dollar Baby
• The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores
• Strategies For Managing Student Loan Debt
• Budgeting After a Divorce
• The History of Currency
• How Big is Money?
• The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
• How to Read Your Credit Report
• Data Thieves from Outer Space
• Year-End Charitable Gifting and You
• Mortgages in Retirement
• The Average American Budget

Lifestyle

• Fixed or Variable Mortgage, Which Should You Pick?
• To Catch a Thief
• Do Your Kids Know The Value of a Silver Spoon?
• Countdown to College
• Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
• Prevent a Rift: Money Tips for Newlyweds
• Personal Finance Tips for Military Families
• A Cheat Sheet for Sending Your Kid to College
• The Financial Literacy Crisis
• Stop Wasting Money
• Please Leave Home Without It
• Changing Unhealthy Behaviors
• Debt Stress
• Avoiding Cognitive Decline
• Raising Healthy Children
• Good Health is Good Business
• Building Your Legacy
• Keeping Good Records is Good Business
• Four Great, Unexpected Places to Raise a Family
• New Trends Redefine Travel
• Travel, Without the Baggage
• 5 Things That Seasoned Travelers Are Doing (That You're Not)
• Financial Aid for Students 101
• The Three Keys to a Great Password
• Pickleball in Retirement

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