Your Financial Future
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Helpful Content

Home Mortgage Deduction
Use this calculator to assess the potential benefits of a home mortgage deduction.

How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal.

Should I Pay Off Debt or Invest?
This calculator will help determine whether you should invest funds or pay down debt.
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Strategy
Do you have an estate strategy? You should.
Estate Management Checklist
Is your estate in order? This short quiz may help you assess your overall strategy.
Retiree Health Care Coverage Overseas
Retirees traveling abroad need to know that their health insurance travels with them.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Is Term Life Insurance for You?
Term insurance is the simplest form of life insurance. Here's how it works.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
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Should I Buy or Lease an Auto?
This calculator compares the financial impact of leasing versus buying an automobile.
Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Estimate Your RMD
Help determine the required minimum distribution from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
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.
What's My Potential Estate Tax?
This calculator helps estimate your federal estate tax liability.
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Investment Strategies for Retirement
Investment tools and strategies that can enable you to pursue your retirement goals.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
An Inside Look at Retirement Living
A number of questions and concerns need to be addressed to help you better prepare for retirement living.
Principles of Preserving Wealth
How federal estate taxes work, plus estate management documents and tactics.
Your Cash Flow Statement
A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.
5 Smart Investing Principles
Principles that can help create a portfolio designed to pursue investment goals.
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Jane Bond: Scaling the Ladder
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, uncovering the mystery of bond laddering.
4 Elements of an Estate Strategy
Learn about the importance of having an estate strategy in this helpful and informative video.
Risk Tolerance: What’s Your Style?
Learn about what risk tolerance really means in this helpful and insightful video.
Should You Tap Retirement Savings to Fund College?
There are three things to consider before dipping into retirement savings to pay for college.
The Real Cost of a Vacation Home
What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?
Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market
Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.