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Tax Deductions You Won't Believe
Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.
Tax Rules When Selling Your Home
The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.
Six Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
Six overlooked tax deductions to help manage your tax bill.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
Critical Estate Documents
Sound estate management includes creating financial and healthcare documents. Here's an inside look.
Insuring Your Business With a Buy/Sell Agreement
It may help your business be better prepared in the event of the death of a principal or key employee.
Stop Wasting Money
One way to find money is to examine your current spending habits and eliminate money wasters.
Best-Performing Asset Classes
Bonds may outperform stocks one year only to have stocks rebound the next.
How Income Taxes Work
A quick look at how federal income taxes work.
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What Is My Life Expectancy?
Estimate how many years you may need retirement assets or how long to provide income to a surviving spouse or children.
What Is the Dividend Yield?
This calculator helps determine your pre-tax and after-tax dividend yield on a particular stock.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Use this calculator to compare the future value of investments with different tax consequences.
How Much Home Can I Afford?
With a few simple inputs you can estimate how much of a mortgage you may be able to obtain.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).
What Is My Risk Tolerance?
This questionnaire will help determine your tolerance for investment risk.
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Tax Management Strategies
Learn more about taxes, tax-favored investing, and tax strategies.
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.
Retirement Plan Distributions
There are a number of ways to withdraw money from a qualified retirement plan.
5 Smart Investing Strategies
There are some smart strategies that may help you pursue your investment objectives
Keys to Investing for Retirement
There are some key concepts to understand when investing for retirement
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Acres of Diamonds
In life it often happens that the answers to our most pressing questions are right in our own backyards.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
When Do You Need a Will?
When do you need a will? The answer is easy: Right Now.
What Smart Investors Know
Smart investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.
To Buy or Not to Buy
The decision whether to buy or rent a home may have long-term implications.
The Fed and How It Got That Way
Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.