“I’ll figure it out when I’m ready to retire…” That is the response we hear from small business owners when we ask how much their business is worth. The wealth of nearly two-thirds (70%) of…
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When Are Managed Accounts Right for You?
From an average investor’s perspective, the marketplace might seem like it’s naturally segmented into specific categories. There are online brokers for the investors that want to have complete control over their investments, 401(k) investors that…
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Variable Annuities: Friend or Foe?
For as quantitative as investing tends to be – with stock prices, dividend rates, interest yields, and countless other metrics – there’s an ever-important qualitative side that will always be dependent on the individual investor’s…
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Take Financial Advantage of Empty Nest Syndrome
Whether you view retirement as your own personal time to shine where you can finally start crossing line items off of your bucket list or simply as the next step in the natural progression of…
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Should I Invest in a Long-Term Care Policy?
No matter the type of insurance, an insurance policy is built to help protect you against the what-ifs of life. Unfortunately, no matter how thorough and deliberate we are in our planning, it’s impossible to…
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The Benefits of Passive Investing
When it comes to investing, choosing the most appropriate path for you and your specific needs is rarely clear-cut. Between stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and a seemingly endless variety of other types of investments,…
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Investing for Seniors
You’ve worked your entire adult life to scrimp and save for a fulfilling retirement life after work, and now that you’re either on the home stretch or already enjoying your golden years, you might be…
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Saving for College 101
At one time or another, every parent has dreamed about sending their kids to the college of their dreams while setting them up for a prosperous future. Just ask Aunt Becky! Unfortunately, reality inevitably sets…
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Oil and Your Money
Despite the tremendous advancements made in eco-friendly technologies like solar and wind power, hybrid, and electric automobiles, our society – at least for the time being – is still extraordinarily dependent on fossil fuels to…
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Little Known Facts About Social Security You Need to Know
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is shrouded within a cloak of secrecy to many Americans. While much of that is warranted, given the ever-changing programs it heads and the political and economic lightning rod it…
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