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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

A Living Trust Primer
A living trust is a popular consideration in many estate strategy conversations, but its appropriateness will depend upon your individual

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

A Look at Whole Life Insurance
Whole life insurance is designed to remain in force for your whole life, as long as you remain current with your premiums.

Caring for Aging Parents
Whatever your relationship with your parent has been, this new phase of life will present challenges for both parties. By treating your pare

And the Executor Is
Choosing the right executor can help ensure that the distribution of your assets may be done efficiently and with as little upheaval as poss

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

A Primer on Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
The ILIT owns a life insurance policy on the grantor’s life via the transfer of ownership of an existing policy, or through the grantor’s an

Protecting Your Business from the Loss of a Key Person
Though business owners cannot protect themselves from the unexpected and sudden loss of a key employee, they may be able to protect themselv

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



















