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Rigorous
The details matter
Comprehensive
The many pieces of financial life are intertwined
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An idea may be good, but is it good for you?
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Someone is always keeping an eye out for you
Who We Serve
- Growing Families who want to tackle life with a fact-based plan
- Successful pre-retirees mulling over work flexibility and/or retirement
- Retirees who want to ensure that they can continue enjoying the retirement life
- Widows, widowers, and divorcees looking to take control of their financial life
- Families undergoing medical adversities looking for finances to be the least of their worries
- Business owners who know that any business decision affects their personal financial situation
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Helpful Content
Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance
When considering life insurance, it's important to understand your options.
Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President can help identify the forces driving — or dragging — the economy.
Interested in a Fuel Efficient Car?
Estimate how many months it may take to recover the out-of-pocket costs when buying a more efficient vehicle.
A Checklist for When a Spouse or Parent Passes
An overview of some fundamental steps when a loved one passes.
Infographic: LGBTQ Proud
The LGBTQ community has fought hard for fundamental human rights, from workplace treatment and healthcare to marriage and family planning. These milestones in LGBTQ rights, coupled with strong financial habits, can help create...
Financial Fixes: The Most Expensive Cheap Vacation
Many travel-loving millennials run up high credit card debt. Here are some ways to avoid travel credit trap.
Variable Universal Life Insurance
Variable Universal Life is permanent insurance in which the policyholder directs how premiums are invested.
How to Help Protect Against a Financial Emergency
Without even realizing it, most people are familiar with protection-first thinking. If you remember travelling on an airplane in a not too distant past, you would recall this important point in the safety demonstrations “In the event of sudden decompression, secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.”
Take the Stage: Planning for All Types of Families
What is a family? In the 1950s, the notion of the nuclear family predominated: Mom, dad and their biological children. Today, things are different. The term “family” embraces everything from...
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Long-Term-Care Needs
Determine your potential long-term care needs and how long your current assets might last.
Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
Saving for Retirement
This calculator can help you estimate how much you may need to save for retirement.
Social Security Taxes
Estimate how much of your Social Security benefit may be considered taxable.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
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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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
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A Fruitful Retirement: Social Security Benefit
Taking your Social Security benefits at the right time may help maximize your benefit.
18 Years’ Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years, with many lasting even longer. Will you fill your post-retirement days with purpose?
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
The Other Sure Thing
Though we don’t like to think about it, all of us will make an exit sometime. Are you prepared?