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The Anatomy of an Index
Did you know that more than $11.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index, including $4.6 trillion

Investment Challenges of the Affluent Investor
High net worth investors face investment challenges that some would consider unique to their financial status. The fundamental tenets of inv

Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
"Alternative investments" is an umbrella term for a disparate range of investment strategies and assets that might be best defined as invest

Lack Of Long-Term Care Planning Forces Retirees To The Poverty Level For Assistance
Retirees underestimate the cost of long-term care and overestimate the public funding that is available.

Despite Gender Pay Gap, Women Lead The Next Wave of Wealth Transfer
It is essential that women seek professional guidance regarding wealth management that adapts to their changing lifestyles over time.

What Should I Do With My Old 401(k) or Employer Plan?
Your employer plan is typically your most valuable retirement asset, and how you handle it could have major financial implications now and

How To Reduce Social Security Taxes In Retirement
Combining taxable IRA and retirement plan income with Social Security income in the same year causes retirees’ effective tax rates to soar.

What is an Annuity Illustration?
The purpose of the annuity illustration is to provide you with detailed information about the annuity’s likely performance over time. So it

Alternative Ways To Help Pay For College
One tool to consider as part of an overall college saving strategy is a fixed or fixed indexed annuity. A significant benefit of these produ

How To Roll Your IRA, 401k or 403b Into an Annuity
Retirees face a slew of risks in their golden years. The most common among them are outliving their savings, high medical bills not covered

Medicare vs. Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are both health insurance programs administered by the government, there are differences in covered services and cost-

The A, B, C, & D of Medicare
Many pre-retirees are frequently warned that Medicare will only cover a maximum of 100 days of nursing home care (provided certain condition

Healthcare Costs in Retirement
A retired household faces three types of health care expenses. The premiums for Medicare Part B (which covers physician and outpatient servi

How Delaying Social Security Pays Off
Combining taxable IRA and retirement plan income with Social Security income in the same year triggers the torpedo, causing retirees’ effect

How Medicaid Compliant Annuities Work.
Retirees facing the prospect of depleting their retirement savings to pay for long-term care, consider whether a Medicaid Compliant Annuity

An Important Guide If You Are On Medicare (or Enrolling Soon)
Healthcare costs are one of the biggest expenses retirees face (but can be very manageable with the right knowledge!) which makes choosing t

Retirement Tips For Empty Nesters and Retirees
With the children now out of the house, financial priorities become more focused on preparing for retirement. At this stage, you may very li

9 Facts About Social Security
Social Security’s been a fact of retirement life ever since it was established in 1935. We all think we know how it works, but how much do y

A Decision Not Made Is Still a Decision
Whether through inertia or trepidation, investors who put off important investment decisions might consider the admonition offered by motiva



















