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When your dog bites someone, the liability may be covered by your homeowners policy, though there are exceptions.

Dog Bites Neighbor. Now What? Even dogs have bad days. So, what happens when your dog bites a neighbor or passing pedestrian?

What steps might help you sustain and grow your retirement savings? This piece explores them.

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Research shows giving to others boosts personal happiness and may even improve our health. Use these strategies to give to charity in retirement and beyond.

How to make charitable giving a lifelong pursuit Giving is good for the recipient – and the giver.

Amid the emotional and financial tumult of a divorce, it’s critical to ensure that you’re properly covered by insurance. If you’re recently divorced, or going through a divorce, here are some steps to take to ensure that you’re protected.

Insurance after a divorce If you are going through a divorce, here are some steps to take to help ensure that you’re properly protected by insurance.

FDIC insurance was designed to protect your deposited funds, but do you know how?

Understanding FDIC Insurance FDIC insurance was designed to protect your deposited funds, but do you know how? This article answers that question.

It isn't whether you should have auto insurance - it's what kind you should have.

The ABC’s of Auto Insurance What kind of auto insurance should you have? Do you know?

Where will your retirement income come from? Do you know all the choices available?

Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k) This calculator compares employee contributions to a Roth 401(k) and a traditional 401(k).

Do you carry a balance on your credit card? Learn how long it may take to pay off the entire debt.

Paying Off a Credit Card Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.

Demand for annuities is surging as consumers look for ways to reduce risk, enjoy tax-deferred growth and lock in guaranteed retirement income.

Why annuities are in demand Demand for annuities is surging as consumers look for ways to lock in guaranteed retirement income.

What's better—a 30-year or 15-year fixed-rate home mortgage? The answer may surprise you.

Comparing Mortgage Terms Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.

What is financial confidence? Learn more about how your financial confidence is linked to your overall emotional confidence.

How can greater financial confidence help you?

Might you need more coverage in retirement? This piece covers some good reasons to retain your insurance.

Consider Keeping Your Life Insurance When You Retire Reasons to retain your coverage into your retirement years.

Compound interest can dramatically impact the future growth of your assets. Learn more.

How Compound Interest Works Use this calculator to better see the potential impact of compound interest on an asset.

Can group and private disability policies work together?

Can Group, Private Disability Policies Work Together? Loss of income from disability has the potential to cause financial hardship. Disability insurance can help.

From credit cards to mortgages, most of us go into debt for the lifestyle we want. Here are 8 ways to help manage debt wisely to avoid overextending yourself.

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How long will your retirement money last with regular withdrawals? Have you run the numbers?

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What will your family do if you can't earn an income? Here are steps you can take today.

Disability Income This calculator estimates your chances of becoming disabled and your potential need for disability insurance.

When considering a record keeping system for your business, you need to ask yourself some very important questions

Keeping Good Records is Good Business Maintaining good records for your business not only helps to meet your tax and legal obligations, but it can save you money.

Three important questions to consider before you start taking .

Three Key Questions to Answer Before Taking Social Security When to start? Should I continue to work? How can I maximize my benefit?

The federal estate tax exemption sunsets in 2025. Learn more about what to do to make the most of the higher threshold. Read more now.

Are You Prepared for an Estate Tax Sunset? The federal estate tax exemption sunsets in 2025. Learn more about what to do to make the most of the higher threshold.

Human nature, biases and assumptions can make it challenging to prepare for retirement. Keep reading to learn more.

This is your brain on retirement Human nature, biases and assumptions can make it challenging to prepare for retirement.

Make sure you are reviewing your will to ensure your spouse isn't unintentionally disinherited.

How to avoid accidentally disinheriting your spouse

"Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young,” observed Teddy Roosevelt.

Preparing for the Expected You can plan ahead to protect yourself and your family against the financial consequences of deteriorating health.

Creating a home inventory can help you fully recover any property losses you incur. Include these four things.

Inventorying Your Possessions Creating an inventory of your possessions can save you time, money and aggravation in the event you someday suffer losses.

In both wine and financial strategizing, you can build a product to savor by using quality ingredients, time and professional guidance.

What do fine wine and financial strategies have in common? The worlds of wine and financial planning have a lot in common.

Why are they made again and again? This piece helps make sense of these errors in judgement.

Navigating Retirement Pitfalls Why are they made again and again? Making sense of these errors in judgement.

Insurance isn’t fun to think about, but it can help protect you and give you peace of mind, so you can focus on the important things in life.

Why do we need insurance? Insurance isn’t always top of mind, but it can help protect you and give you confidence, so you can focus on your life.

With great wealth comes even greater questions. Learn more in our article.

What To Do When Your Income Reaches 7 Figures Preserve your high net worth with these foundational tips.

Turning to coaches for advice is a smart thing to do. We'd like to be one of those coaches.

Coaches Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We'd like to be one of them.

After you leave work, what will your life look like? Organize your thoughts with the help of this piece.

Retirement Seen Through Your Eyes What's your vision of retirement?