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April
Manage Your Tax Burden
If tax season has you searching for ways to lighten your tax load, here are two options to consider.
Conserve Your Estate
Are your estate strategies up-to-date and ready for whatever legislative changes lie ahead?
More Reasons to Convert
Thanks to tax law changes, converting traditional IRA assets to a Roth IRA, or rolling over employer-sponsored retirement plans to a Roth, has become more attractive.
The Cost of Care
When preparing for life in retirement, you should consider the possibility that you may need long-term care at some point.
Fuel for the Economy
The world has become so dependent on oil that most economies simply could not exist in their present forms without it.
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March
Should Your Portfolio Have a Conscience?
Socially responsible investing has been around at least since the 1960s, but it seems to be getting more attention lately.
Six Times More Likely
It may be uncomfortable to consider the possibility that you could become disabled; however, preparing for the possibility now could help you avoid some more serious discomfort later.
The World Is Your Oyster
If you want to expand your portfolio’s geographic boundaries, international mutual funds may be a good option.
The Consumer Price Index and You
Inflation is a long-term, sustained rise in the general level of prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Weather: It Matters
Weather is common fare for small talk, but it’s difficult to think of many topics that can have a bigger effect on economic activity.
Quick Facts - March 2008
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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February
A Grand New Contribution
If you were waiting for the day when you could sock away some serious dough in your individual retirement account, the time has arrived.
Mutual Fund Mastery
Test how much you know about one of the most popular investment vehicles.
Living Comes with Guarantees
Several types of living benefit guarantees are available that can provide valuable protection for variable annuity owners.
The Trouble with Timing
The speculation that drives market timing can often cause investors to get in right before a downturn or to flee before realizing potential gains.
Election Year Antics
As we enter a campaign cycle that is already unlike others we’ve seen, we can expect to see out-of-the-ordinary behavior by everyone from policymakers to Wall Street traders.
Quick Facts - February 2008
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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January
The Coming Retirement Boom
In 2008, a new era will dawn that economists and policymakers have been anticipating for years with a mixture of curiosity and trepidation: baby boomers will begin turning 62, ushering in an unprecedented long-term shift in the balance between working and retired Americans.
Happy Birthdays?
The road to retirement winds through several birthdays that affect most Americans’ retirement benefits and tax circumstances.
Betting Your Life on Low Coverage
If you are close to retiring or have already retired, you may be wondering whether your life insurance policy meets your current needs.
Regain Your Individuality
When employees leave their jobs, they have a choice to make: they can withdraw the money, leave the money in their former employers’ retirement accounts, or roll the money into another retirement plan.
You’ve Sold It: What’s Next?
If you are a business owner who is considering selling your enterprise soon, you may be able to reap even greater rewards by doing a little prep work now.
Quick Facts - January 2008
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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December
Life Insurance Goes to College
Life insurance is usually thought of in terms of tragic outcomes, but if life goes as planned, you may still be able to use it to send your kids to college.
World of Opportunity
It may be tempting to think that investing at home is enough, but that kind of thinking misses opportunities that may be available through foreign investments.
Money and the Battle of the Sexes
When both spouses are informed about the household finances, it can reduce the potential for mistakes, misunderstandings, and lost opportunities.
Giving for the Greater Good
When you utilize a structured giving strategy, your efforts can help reap greater benefits for you, your heirs, and your favorite charity.
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November
Free to Retire
A variable annuity might provide a way to help you pursue your retirement goals if you don’t have the time required to develop a winning retirement strategy.
Diversify and Conquer
If you dream of doing more in retirement than sipping lemonade in a rocking chair on the porch, you may want to consider the advantages of diversifying your portfolio.
Develop a Life Plan
An out-of-date estate conservation strategy is about as useful as none at all, but by updating your estate documents periodically, you can help protect the assets you wish to pass on to your heirs.
Poverty and the Modern Millionaire
Being a millionaire retiree has never really been the status quo – but now this amount may not be nearly enough to maintain even a modest retirement lifestyle.
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October
Quick Facts - October 2006
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
Quick Facts - October 2007
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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September
Tolerating Risk
Whether you are a conservative investor or an aggressive one, it’s likely there are mutual funds that match your risk tolerance.
Score Your Credit Knowledge
Creditworthiness is an inseparable part of financial health, therefore it’s important to know how to maintain good credit.
Join the Millionaire Club
The burden of funding retirement now rests squarely on the shoulders of workers, many of whom are finding that they may need much more than $1 million to provide a comfortable retirement lifestyle.
IPO Trends
Though experts are expecting 2007 to be another big year for initial public offerings, or IPOs, the U.S. IPO market may not be the same as in years past.
Quick Facts - September 2007
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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August
Reasons to Roll
An IRA rollover is one way to give you the maximum control over your retirement assets.
Social Security Quiz
Test your knowledge about Social Security with this short quiz.
Chasing Hot Performers
As hype builds, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, but chasing the latest investment trends may just as easily leave an investor with a big loss.
Afraid of Outliving Your Income?
A split-annuity strategy is one way to help ensure a steady retirement income stream.
Dow Know-How
The Dow has been on a tear for many months, recently breaking 14,000. This article looks at the Dow and explains this benchmark.
Quick Facts - August 2007
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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July
The Savings Scare That Wasn’t
Although some economists and media outlets paint a picture of a looming savings crisis, with close to 80 million baby boomers on the cusp of retirement, you may find that the nation’s personal savings rate isn’t all that important.
Check Your Credit Score
Knowing your credit score and understanding its significance are important because the number can directly affect the interest rates you pay for mortgages, car loans, and credit cards.
The Health-Care Squeeze
The coming health-care squeeze will likely affect most Americans regardless of age, net worth, or health.
Eye on Private Equity
There’s been a recent boom in private equity takeovers of publicly traded companies. What are the reasons, and will the boom continue?
Quick Facts - July 2007
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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June
Your Estate Net Value
For many, the ultimate goal of estate conservation is preserving a financial legacy to pass on to loved ones or charitable organizations, and the first step toward reaching this goal is determining how much there is to conserve.
Business Succession Planning
The loss of an owner can be devastating to a small business, but a company-owned life insurance policy could help reduce the financial consequences if such a loss were to occur.
Outlook 2007, Part II
So the economy has begun to slow and there's some talk of a recession in the offing. Is it time to batten down and wait for the storm? Not so fast. Consumers, financial markets, and policymakers are behaving as though there are reasons to be optimistic.
Quick Facts - June 2007
Information about Retirement, Long Term Care and the Mature Markets
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