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Retirement Redefined
Around the country, attitudes about retirement are shifting.

Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
A change in your mindset during retirement may drive changes to your portfolio.

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.
Financial Confidence: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Gift-giving is an important and cherished part of the holiday season for people around the world.
The 12 Steps to Living Confidently: Legacy and Estate
You wouldn’t leave your paycheck on the bus. Without basic estate planning, your wealth is equally at risk.
Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
Your liability for damages that occur when a tree on your property falls on your neighbor’s property is not clear cut.
The Half Million Dollar Baby
The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.
Rebalancing Your Portfolio
Over time, different investments' performances can shift a portfolio’s intent and risk profile. Rebalancing may be critical.
Insuring Your Business Against Cyber Liability
90% of small businesses in the U.S. don't protect their data from cyber attacks. Is your business at risk?
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My Retirement Savings
Estimate how long your retirement savings may last using various monthly cash flow rates.
Assess Your Life Insurance Needs
This calculator estimates how much life insurance you would need to meet your family's needs if you were to die prematurely.
Saving for College
This calculator can help you estimate how much you should be saving for college.
Comparing Mortgage Terms
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
Tax Freedom Day
Assess how many days you'll work to pay your federal tax liability.
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Long-Term-Care Protection Strategies
The chances of needing long-term care, its cost, and strategies for covering that cost.
Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
Managing Your Lifestyle
Using smart management to get more of what you want and free up assets to invest.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Protecting Those Who Matter Most
The importance of life insurance, how it works, and how much coverage you need.
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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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.
Inflation and Your Portfolio
Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
Investments
You’ve made investments your whole life. Work with us to help make the most of them.
Retirement and Quality of Life
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.
Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.