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Do Kids Need Life Insurance?
It’s that time of year again. Time to hit the stores for back-to-school deals. If you have kids in school, you probably have a long list of colored pencils, notebooks, markers and other supplies. Perhaps you need to get your kids shoes, a new backpack and even new...
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3 Affordable Tropical Locations for Your Retirement
Summer has finally arrived. It’s time for sunshine, barbeques and maybe even vacations to the beach. If you’re still working, you may only get one or two weeks a year to escape from the office and enjoy the great weather. However, once you’re retired, you’ll have the...
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Late on Retirement Planning?
Tips to Jumpstart Your Savings It’s graduation season. Do you have a graduate who finishing up on college? If so, this is a time to celebrate your child’s accomplishment and their entrance into adulthood. It also may be a time to celebrate your new freedom. You have...
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College Planning vs. Retirement Planning
Another school year is nearly over. If you have kids, you know how fast time flies. One day you’re dropping them off at daycare or sending them to kindergarten. The next thing you know, they’re preparing for college. Blink and you might miss it. If your child is in...
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How to Find Hidden Assets in Your Strategy
Remember hunting for Easter eggs as a child? There were few thrills more exciting than racing around the yard or a park to find as many eggs as possible. Your eggs may have contained candy, money or other prizes. As an adult, you may be too old to participate in a...
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Can You Survive a Rainy Day in Retirement?
Everyone is familiar with the popular saying “April showers bring May flowers.” The arrival of spring also means the arrival of rainy weather. While rainy days are never fun, they signal the end of winter and the coming arrival of blossoming flowers and warmer...
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4 Tax Tips to Consider for 2019
The deadline for filing your 2018 tax return is right around the corner. Have you filed your return yet? If so, were you satisfied with the outcome? Or were you surprised by how much you paid in taxes last year? The recent tax law dramatically changed the tax code....
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Is the Downturn Threatening Your Retirement? 3 Tools to Protect Your Nest Egg
Worried about the direction the financial markets have taken over the past few months? You’re not alone. After nine consecutive years of growth, the markets ended 2018 on a down note. The S&P 500 finished the year down more than 6 percent, the first time it has...
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Volatility on Valentine’s Day: How Couples Can Overcome Disagreements About Investment Risk
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day for romance and reconnection. For many couples, however, this time of year could be marked by disagreements about money. Nearly half of all married couples argue about financial issues.1 With the new year just starting and tax...
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