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Retirement

• What Is an Annuity?
• 9 Facts About Retirement
• 9 Facts About Social Security
• The Cost of Procrastination
• Healthcare Costs in Retirement
• When Should You Take Social Security
• Traditional vs. Roth IRA
• What Is a Stretch 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
• Women and Financial Strategies
• Caring for Aging Parents
• What's So Great About a Rollover?
• 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
• Is a SEP-IRA Right for Your Business?
• Orchestrating Your Retirement Accounts
• Inflation - Back to the Future
• Money that Buys Good Health is Never Ill Spent
• Certain Uncertainties in Retirement
• Should You Borrow from Your 401(k)?
• 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
• Choices for Your 401(k) at a Former Employer
• 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?
• Social Security: What’s Changing in 2016?
• Social Security: Two Benefit Strategies Eliminated
• The History of Retirement
• Retirement Traps to Avoid
• The Pre-Retirement Checklist
• 5 Benefits of Working in Retirement

Estate

• Critical Estate Documents
• Estimating Your Estate Taxes
• 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
• Financial Strategies in a Post-DOMA World
• Understanding the Alternate Valuation Date
• Planning for Special Needs Children
• A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
• A Living Trust Primer
• Tips for Finding Care for Your Special-Needs 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 You Need 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
• How the Federal Reserve Works
• A Primer on Dividends
• Asset Allocation
• How Stocks Work
• Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
• 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 New Red Scare: Chinese Ownership of U.S. Debt
• 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 Advisors Are Compensated
• What’s Your Investment IQ?
• You Would Rather Be...
• 4 Reasons for the Return of Market Volatility

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?
• The ABC’s of Auto Insurance
• Understanding Homeowner’s Insurance
• Insuring Your Business Against Cyber Liability
• An Overview of Renter’s Insurance
• Protecting Your Home Against Flood Loss
• A Brief Guide To Condo Insurance
• Making Sense Of A Home Warranty
• Buying Auto Insurance For Teen Drivers
• Retiree Health Care Coverage Overseas
• 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
• Protection Against Uninsured Drivers
• The Most Overlooked Item of Any Home Improvement
• When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
• Social Media: #NewestBusinessLiabilityRisk
• Keeping Summer Safe: Pool and Spa Safety Tips
• Insuring Your Second Home
• Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
• Inventorying Your Possessions
• The Anatomy of a Supplemental Health Plan
• Fallen Tree Damage—Who Pays?
• Gun Ownership and Your Homeowners Policy
• Does Your Credit Score Affect Your Insurance Rates?
• Errors and Omissions Insurance
• How Insurance Deductibles Work
• Test Your Life Insurance Knowledge
• Teen Drinking and Your Liability
• Gap Insurance for Leased Cars
• Dog Bites Neighbor. Now What?

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?
• Get Paid for Going Green
• How to Make the Tax Code Work for You
• Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
• Donating Art: Taxation Abstraction
• 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…
• Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?
• Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
• Death is No Excuse
• 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
• Buying vs. Leasing a Car
• 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
• Making Sense of U.S. Household Net Worth
• 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

Lifestyle

• Lots of Variables with Fixed-Rate Mortgages
• Should You Choose a Fixed or Variable?
• To Catch a Thief
• A House Divided
• Healthy Body, Healthy Pocketbook
• Do Your Kids Know The Value of a Silver Spoon?
• Countdown to College
• Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
• Crowdfunding—Capital for the 21st Century
• Prevent a Rift: Money Tips for Newlyweds
• Personal Finance Tips for Military Families
• Bitcoin 101
• A Cheat Sheet for Sending Your Kid to College
• The Financial Literacy Crisis
• Saving on Fitness Center Membership Costs
• Stop Wasting Money
• Please Leave Home Without It
• Changing Unhealthy Behaviors
• Debt Stress
• Avoiding Cognitive Decline
• Raising Healthy Children
• Good Health is Good Business
• Money Draining Food Myths
• Apps That Help Achieve Goals
• Building Your Legacy
• Creative Ways to Motivate Your Employees
• Keeping Good Records is Good Business
• Mastering Mobile Lingo
• Four Great, Unexpected Places to Raise a Family
• Best Vacations: By Car, By Ship, By Foot, Once in a Lifetime
• Top New Digital Tools for Small Businesses
• New Trends Redefine Travel
• Travel, Without the Baggage
• The Best Apps in Travel
• 5 Things That Seasoned Travelers Are Doing (That You're Not)

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