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November 2021:

• Tax Planning and Retirement
• Investing Before and During Retirement
• Stock Market Ups and Downs
• 4 Reasons to Invest in Bonds
• 5 Things to Know about Disability Insurance

October 2021:

• Stock Investing Mistakes to Avoid
• Evaluating Stock Investments
• Avoid These 10 Insurance Mistakes
• Easing into Retirement
• Essential Tips for Saving for Retirement

September 2021:

• Sufficient Funds to Last Your Entire Retirement
• Guarding Your Financial Information
• 5 Reasons to Start Saving
• Are All Triple A Bonds Alike?
• Time: Friend or Foe?

August 2021:

• Pension Plans vs. 401(k) Plans
• Principles of Stock Diversification
• What Is Tax Loss harvesting?
• Your Bond Allocation
• Everyone’s Plan Is Different

July 2021:

• Tax Planning through Life
• Avoid These Withdrawal Mistakes
• 401(k) Plan Mistakes to Avoid
• Enjoy Life and Still Save for Retirement
• Calculating Your Investment’s Basis

June 2021:

• Retirement Planning Assumptions
• Is Your 401(k) Plan Enough?
• Overcoming the Fear of Investing
• How to Be Financially Responsible
• Dealing with a Spouse’s Credit Issues

May 2021:

• Retirement Planning Decade by Decade
• Watch Out for These Retirement Derailers
• Do You Have a Rainy Day Fund?
• Do You Really Need a Will?
• Distributing Personal Possessions

April 2021:

• Your Financial Road Map
• Money Personalities and Saving
• Retirement Withdrawal Rates
• What Kind of Retirement Do You Want?
• Know When to Exit

March 2021:

• Leaving a Legacy
• Discussing Your Estate with Your Family
• Evaluating P/E Ratios
• Why Have an Asset Allocation Strategy?
• Pay Yourself First

February 2021:

• 8 Questions Your Financial Plan Should Answer
• A Portfolio Tune Up
• Managing Risk
• Tips to Teach Children to Save
• 6 Signs You Need a Financial Plan

January 2021:

• Focus on the Basics
• Assessing Your Risk Tolerance
• How to Avoid Credit Card Dependence
• Keep Saving after Retirement
• Watching Your Stocks

December 2020:

• Pump Up Your Retirement Savings
• Watch OUt for These Estimating Mistakes
• Advice on Saving for Your Children
• Factors Impacting Your Asset Allocation
• The Need for an IRA

November 2020:

• Overcoming 5 Retirement Fears
• How to Set Savings Goals
• Do You Really Need 70%?
• Long-Term Portfolio Management
• Set Your Own Debt Limits

October 2020:

• How Do You Know If You’re Saving Enough?
• Use Conservative Assumptions
• Ways to Increase Your Saving
• New to Investing? Avoid These Mistakes
• How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?

September 2020:

• Insurance and Financial Planning
• Life Insurance for Stay-at-Home Spouses
• 10 Steps to Control Debt
• 4 Steps to Boost Financial Confidence
• A Dividend Investing Strategy

August 2020:

• Objectives Help Focus Investing
• Take Time to Reassess
• Cut Financial Clutter
• Financial Planning for Married Couples
• Staggered Retirements

July 2020:

• Estate Planning Considerations for Your Children
• The SECURE Act and Stretch IRAs
• Estate Planning and Baby Boomers
• Insurance Basics
• Retirement Withdrawal Strategies

June 2020:

• The Basics of the SECURE Act
• Active vs. Passive Bond Investing
• When to Use Tax-Advantaged Accounts
• What To Do When Your Budget Isn’t Working
• Bond Price Fluctuations

May 2020:

• How Flexible Is Your Financial Plan?
• Taxes and Your Investments
• Finding a Balance between Risk and Return
• Financial Rules of Thumb
• Planning Year Round

April 2020:

• 7 Psychological Traps
• Financial Tips for the Sandwich Generation
• Your Retirement Portfolio and Bonds
• 4 Reasons for Goal-Focused Investing
• Managing Your Nest Egg after Retirement

March 2020:

• Avoid These Investor Mistakes
• How to Raise Financially Responsible Children
• Your Risk Tolerance and Retirement
• Market Timing vs. Buy and Hold
• Ways to Reduce Life Insurance Premiums

February 2020:

• Dow Theory: Curbing Emotional Investing
• Retirement Planning for Stay-at-Home Parents
• Financial Management for College Students
• Why Have an Asset Allocation Strategy?
• Quick Math

January 2020:

• How Much Will College Really Cost?
• Getting Your Fair Share of Merit Aid
• When Should You Consider a 401(k) Plan?
• 4 Reasons to Invest in Bonds
• Encourage the Importance of Saving

December 2019:

• Bond Investing Strategies
• Avoid These Estate Planning Mistakes
• Credit Cards and Your Financial Plan
• Paying Off Your Mortgage
• Get Your 401(k) Plan on Track

November 2019:

• Ways to Save for Retirement
• The Psychology of Saving
• Don’t Underestimate Inflation in Retirement
• 5 Reasons to Start Saving
• Fun Ways for the Entire Family to Save

Financial Topics October 2019:

• Introduction to Stock Analysis
• Converting to a Roth IRA
• When Should You Sell?
• Teaching Your Children about Investing
• Avoid These 401(k) and IRA Mistakes

Financial Topics September 2019:

• Growing Your 401(k) Plan
• Managing Bond Risks
• Does Your Insurance Need Adjusting?
• Lessons Learned from the Stock Market
• Principles of Stock Diversification

Financial Topics August 2019:

• Take Time to Reassess
• Reevaluate Your Life Insurance at Retirement
• How to Get a Handle on Your Spending
• Consider a Personal Liability Umbrella Policy
• Emotional Issues That Prevent Estate Planning

Financial Topics June 2019:

• Calculating Your Financial Ratios
• Preventing Identity Theft
• Why Tax Planning Matters
• Your Parents’ Estate Plans
• Avoid This Mistake

May 2019:

• Why Inflation Can Be Good
• Should You Even Consider Early Retirement?
• Making Sense of the Federal Deficit
• Your 401(k) Plan after Changing Jobs
• Learning Income Tax Basics

April 2019:

• Estate-Planning Checklist
• Having the Talk
• Distributing Your Estate to Grown Children
• Don’t Miss These Selling Mistakes
• Managing Correlations

March 2019:

• Get These Decisions Right
• Asset Allocation and Diversification
• Retirement-Planning Assumptions
• 4 Steps to Create a Budget
• Reviewing Legal Documents

February 2019:

• 5 Steps to Create an Investment Plan
• Assessing Your 401(k) Plan
• How to Talk to Your Parents about Finances
• 6 Life Insurance Mistakes to Avoid
• Segregating Your Risk

January 2019:

• How Much Do You Really Need to Retire?
• Nurturing Your IRA
• Get Your Finances in Order
• Drawdown Retirement Funds Carefully
• Changing Life Insurance Needs

December 2018:

• Insurance Dos and Don’ts
• Give Yourself a Money Makeover
• 7 Steps to Make Saving a Habit
• Calculating Your Life Insurance Needs
• Using P/E Ratios

November 2018:

• Easing into Retirement
• Is Your 401(k) Plan Enough?
• Taking Required Minimum Distributions
• Do You Have Too Much Debt?
• Straighten Out Your Financial Accounts

October 2018:

• Squeezed by Competing Needs
• 5 Stock Investing Mistakes to Avoid
• How Much Do You Really Need for Retirement?
• Don’t Forget about Inflation
• Growth vs. Value Investing

September 2018:

• Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score
• Decisions Regarding College Funding
• A Portfolio Tune Up
• Time — Friend or Foe?
• Credit Issues as You Age

August 2018:

• Bonds for Every Stage of Life
• Retirement Planning for Stay-at-Home Parents
• 5 Estate Planning Tips for Dependents
• Should You Defer Income Taxes?
• Why Should You Consider Bonds?

July 2018:

• Myths about College Planning
• The Downside of Taxes Determining Investment Strategy
• Expenses Cutting into Savings?
• Insurance Basics
• A Tax Planning Mentality

June 2018:

• Reassess Your Retirement Plan
• The ABCs of Risk Premiums
• Avoid These 5 Investing Mistakes
• Watch Out for Retirement Derailers
• Check These Factors before Switching Jobs

May 2018:

• How to Save More: Step by Step
• Keeping Score of Your Financial Progress
• 7 Ways to Pay Less for College
• A Budget for Your College Student
• The Fundamental Investing Principle

April 2018:

• Investing Before and During Retirement
• Should You Stay or Should You Go?
• How to Measure Your Investments’ Performance
• Part-Time Retirement
• Distributing Personal Possessions

March 2018:

• Your Financial Road Map
• Leaving a Legacy
• Merging Finances When Marrying
• The Need for an IRA
• Don’t Forget Your Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan

February 2018:

• Focus on the Basics
• Cut the Financial Clutter
• 4 Steps to Build Financial Confidence
• Finding Ways to Save
• Your Emotions and Investing

January 2018:

• Pump Up Your Retirement Savings
• Should You Consider Incentive Trusts?
• Assessing Your Risk Tolerance
• Tips for Your Asset Allocation
• Keep Track of Your Retirement Plans

December 2017:

• Should You Save or Pay Down Debt?
• Challenges to Your Retirement
• Don’t Touch Your 401(k) Funds
• Encourage Your Children to Fund IRAs
• Consider a Bond Tent

November 2017:

• Practical Implications of Investment Theory
• Umbrella Insurance: An Added Layer of Protection
• How to Avoid Credit Card Dependence
• 5 Reasons to Start Saving More
• Watching Your Stocks

October 2017:

• How Do You Know If You’re Saving Enough?
• Ways to Save for Retirement
• Tactical Allocation and Market Timing
• How to Make Saving Part of Your Budget
• How and Why to Build a Bond Ladder

September 2017:

• Avoid These 10 Insurance Mistakes
• Protecting Yourself against Medical Identity Theft
• Control Your Spending
• 5 Reasons to Consider Disability Insurance
• Withdrawal Strategies Are as Important as Planning Strategies

August 2017:

• What’s a Reasonable Rate of Return?
• The Dow Theory: Curbing Emotional Investing
• Estate Planning for Blended Families
• How to Raise Financially Responsible Children
• Investing Defensively

July 2017:

• Estate-Planning Tips for Baby Boomers
• Talking to Your Family about Your Estate Plan
• Sufficient Funds to Last Your Entire Retirement
• How to Encourage the Importance of Saving
• Which Goal Is More Important?

June 2017:

• Diversifying Your Bond Portfolio
• Incorporating Bonds in Your Portfolio
• Your 401(k) Plan Has Hidden Gems
• Is Early Retirement Still Feasible?
• Consider Maturity Dates

May 2017:

• Consider These Investment Tax Strategies
• Rebalance Your Portfolio
• Taking the Plunge: When Should You Retire?
• Why Budgets Are Important
• A Tax Planning Perspective

April 2017:

• How Flexible Is Your Financial Plan?
• Financial Rules of Thumb
• Save Without the Pain
• Making Progress Toward Your Financial Goals
• Shipping for Value in a College Education

March 2017:

• A 3-Step Asset Allocation Strategy
• 10 Common Investor Mistakes
• 4 Reasons to Encourage Your College Student to Work Part Time
• 8 Questions Your Financial Plan Should Answer
• Does Buy and Hold Still Make Sense?

February 2017:

• Start Longevity Planning Now
• The DOL Fiduciary Rule: What You Need to Know
• How to Build and Manage a Rainy Day Fund
• 8 Scenarios Where You Need Life Insurance
• Dealing with a Spouse’s Credit Issues

January 2017:

• Is It Time to Rethink College?
• An Investing Plan for College Costs
• Is Your Risk Tolerance Hurting Your Retirement Portfolio?
• Understanding Stock Market Risk
• Review Your Homeowners Insurance