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Paying Estate Taxes

Benefits of A-B Trusts

Gifting Strategies

Charitable Lead Trusts

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Wealth Replacement Trusts

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Exchange-Traded Funds

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Mutual Fund Taxes

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Fixed vs. Variable Annuities

Investment Risks

Asset Allocation

College Savings Plans

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Dollar-Cost Averaging

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Money Purchase Pension Plans

Why Purchase Annuities

Split-Annuity Strategy

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A New Chapter for Retirement

Unforgettable Birthdays

Your Business and Retirement

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Future of Social Security

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Indexed Annuities

Retirement Plan Distributions

Traditional IRAs

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Save Now or Save Later

Risk Management

Why Purchase Life Insurance

Annuities as an Insurance Product

Property and Casualty Insurance

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Life Insurance for Business Owners

Split-Dollar Life Insurance

Last-Survivor Life Insurance

Disability Income Insurance for Business Owners

Term Life Insurance

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Insurance Claims

Maximizing Your Insurance Benefits

Insuring Your Future

Protecting Your Home

Assessing Disability Income Insurance

Types of Health Coverage

Additional Liability Coverage

Evaluating Insurance Companies

Long-Term-Care Costs

Medicare Coverage

Long-Term-Care Needs

Types of Life Insurance

Tax Planning

Capital Gains Tax

Retirement Plan Limits

Required Minimum Distributions

Charitable Trust Tax Benefits

Retirement Plan Taxes

Withdrawing Before Age 59.5

Tax-Advantaged Investments

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Tax Strategies for Retirement Plans

Tax-Free Investments

Mutual Fund Profits

Tax-Free Insurance Upgrades

United States Tax History

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May

HOT TOPIC: Sequester Under Way: What to Expect from Federal Budget Cuts

Fraud Never Sleeps

Moving On and Rolling Over

Signs That You May Not Be Ready to Retire

Sector Investing

Businesses Face Health-Care Decisions

April

HOT TOPIC: Bouncing Back: The Recovering Market

How Much Do You Need To Save?

The Empty Nest: An Opportunity to Build Retirement Savings?

Understanding Beneficiary Designations

A Legacy with a Special Purpose

Setting the Stage for Retirement Income

March

HOT TOPIC: Fiscal Cliff Deal Settles Tax Issues

A Closer Look at Closed-End Funds

Are You Ready for E-Social Security?

Making Distribution Decisions in Retirement

Considering the Costs of Long-Term Care

Tablets May Help Simplify Small-Business Tasks

February

The Affordable Care Act Goes into Action

Updating Heirs on Your Accounts

Steady Income for a Long Life

Here Comes Another Earnings Season

Making Your Own Retirement Opportunities

January

HOT TOPIC: Disastrous Sandy: The Financial Effects of a Historic Storm

The Risk of a “Flight to Safety”

Cost of Early Retirement Plan Withdrawal

Having a Backup Plan

Understanding High-Deductible Medical Plans

Adding Exports to Growth Strategies

December

HOT TOPIC: QE3: Is the Third Time the Charm?

Big, Medium, and Small: Spreading the Risk

An Introduction to Trusts

Growing Interest in ETFs

Potential Changes to the Gift Tax

Family Limited Partnerships

November

HOT TOPIC: Fiscal Cliff: How Election-Year Inaction Could Affect the US Economy

End of Year Tax Tips

The Dow Then and Now

The Attraction of Bonds

Looking Beyond Your Credit Score

Business Builder or Time Waster?

October

HOT TOPIC: Potential Impact of the 2012 Drought

More Affordable than You Might Think

Graduating with Debt

Introducing UITs

Take Advantage of Medicare Open Enrollment

Small Firms Still Face Credit Challenges

September

HOT TOPIC: Rediscovering Fossil Fuels: Could Energy Boom Transform the Economy?

How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?

Becoming a More Rational Investor

Consider These TIPS

Surprise! It’s Retirement Time

August

HOT TOPIC: The Affordable Care Act: Where Do We Go from Here?

The Benefits of Giving

Understanding Your Social Security Options

Inherited IRAs Come with Critical Choices

Following the Leading Index

The ABCs of Business Structure

July

HOT TOPIC: Coming to America: Foreign Travelers Boost U.S. Economy

What’s Your Retirement Vision?

Investing When Rates Are Low

Costs of Caregiving

Following the Federal Reserve

What Is Your Business Worth?

June

HOT TOPIC: Watching for Weakness in the Global Economy

To Convert or Not to Convert? That’s the Roth Question

Help Protect Your Assets

Socially Responsible Investing Joins the Mainstream

Hanging the “Help Wanted” Sign

Rebalancing World Trade

E-Seminars

Estate Planning

Financial Management

iMoney

Retirement Vision

Inside an Annuity

The Latte Habit

The $350,000 Baby

Retirement Confidence

The Value of a Bond

Which Bank Would You Go To?

The Retirement Income Factor

Behavioral Finance

What Would Happen to Your Estate?

American Tax Burden

What Does Your Tax Return Say About You?

What Is Investment Risk?

Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?

Protecting Your Dependents with Life Insurance

Information Overload

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Financial IQ Test

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Retirement & Inflation

Cost of Retirement

Required Minimum Distributions

Impact of Inflation

Retirement Plan Early Distribution

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Retirement Portfolio Lifespan

Risk Management

Life Expectancy

Long-Term Care Self Insurance

LTCI Cost of Waiting

Disability Income Insurance

Saving & Investing

College Funding

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