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Federal Income Tax

This calculator can help you estimate your annual federal income tax liability.

Long-Term Care Self Insurance

Will you be able to afford nursing home care?

Life Expectancy

Knowing your likely life expectancy is an important factor in making long-term financial plans.

Mortgage Acceleration

This calculator can help you determine how soon you can pay off your mortgage.

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Love and Marriage and Retirement

More than 80% of married couples 45 to 72 say they don't agree on when they should retire, what their retirement lifestyle should look like, or whether they will work in retirement.

Don't Forget the World

If your portfolio doesn't include some global equities, it may be missing a key dimension.

The Return of the Initial Public Offering

After a drought of initial public offerings over the past few years, the IPO market finally began to perk up in the second quarter of 2009.

Confident in Consumer Confidence?

The consumer confidence index can be a useful tool, but it should play only a minor role in an investor’s overall outlook.

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