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You May Need to Make Estimated Tax Payments If…
Have income that isn’t subject to tax withholding? Or insufficient withholdings? You may have to pay estimated taxes.
The 12 Steps to Living Confidently: Smart Debt Decisions
Here’s how you can distinguish the difference between healthy and unhealthy debt, and prevent debt from leading stress.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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...
Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
Determining the value of your estate, or for someone who has passed away, can be a complex undertaking.
6 Steps to Rewire the Mind-Money Connection
People develop their relationship with money from a young age. Yet it is never too late to change a bad financial habit.
Gap Insurance for Leased Cars
If you’re thinking of leasing a new car, then you shouldn’t forget about gap insurance.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.
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Inflation & Retirement
Estimate how much income may be needed at retirement to maintain your standard of living.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
A Look at Systematic Withdrawals
This calculator may help you estimate how long funds may last given regular withdrawals.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you have the potential to earn during your working years.
What Is My Current Net Worth?
Use this calculator to estimate your net worth by adding up your assets and subtracting your liabilities.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
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Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
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Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
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?
Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart
Do you have causes that you want to support with donations?
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.
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.