YOUR CHOICE TO PURSUE FINANCIAL SUCCESS
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Newsletters
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Setting a Retirement Savings Goal
Only 51% of workers or their spouses have tried to estimate the savings they would need to live comfortably in retirement. This article offers a simple worksheet to help calculate a savings target.
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Investor, Know Thyself: How Your Biases Can Affect Investment Decisions
While traditional economic models assume that people make rational decisions, most humans don’t think like robots. This article summarizes some common biases that can influence financial decisions.
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Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2024
This article presents the IRS’ cost-of-living adjustments for 2024 that affect contribution limits for retirement plans and various tax deduction, exclusion, exemption, and threshold amounts.
Calculators
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LTCI Cost of Waiting
Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.
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Tax-Deferred Savings
Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.
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IRA Eligibility
Use this calculator to determine whether you qualify for the different types of IRAs.
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Lifetime Earnings
This calculator is designed to help you attach a dollar figure to your life’s work.